A new digital guidance service at the Great Mosque of Mecca (Masjid al-Haram) in Mecca was activated on 22 October 2026 by ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The area, called King Salman's Gate, will be 2,965 acres of floor area ...

The Great Mosque of Mecca is the holiest site in Islam and one of the largest religious complexes ever built. At its center stands the Kaaba, toward which Muslims around the world pray and around ...

Unlike other sacred sites, Mecca is closed off to believers of other faiths: only Muslims are permitted on the Hajj.

Today, most Muslims would be surprised to learn that Palestine was once a central part of the Hajj journey for Muslims around the Middle East and Asia. After the Nakba and Israel's occupation of ...