Islam's holiest site fitted with 33,000 top quality carpets to ensure durability, comfort Cairo: The Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest in the Saudi city of Mecca, has been furnished with 33,000 ...

Reuters news agency noticed at least one surprising shift in rhetoric: The sermon by Abdulrahman al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, broadcast on Saudi state television on Sept.

These helipads enable rapid transfer of critical cases to Mecca and Jeddah hospitals Dubai: The Saudi Red Crescent Authority has opened two helipads at the Grand Mosque in Mecca to accelerate ...

The simplest mosque would be a prayer room with a wall marked with a “mihrab” – a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, which Muslims should face when praying. A typical mosque also ...

D ubai: The Grand Mosque in Mecca has recorded an unprecedented influx of worshippers and visitors during the first 10 days of Ramadan, with more than 25 million people gathering for prayers ...