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.

The initiative aims to accommodate worshippers with chronic illnesses, fostering a healthier fasting experience.

People gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 2016. It recently flooded along with other Saudi Arabian cities due to heavy rainfall and storms. People gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 2016.

It was a picture-perfect Friday at the Grand Mosque in Makkah as worshippers gathered for prayers under sparkling, sunny ...

Thousands of worshippers entered the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world ...

The Grand Mosque in Makkah was opened for Umrah pilgrims on Sunday. The first group of pilgrims performing Umrah in first phase entered Masjid-al Haram under strict precautionary and preventive ...

Makkah, Saudi Arabia - The civil defence agency said on Twitter that emergency teams were sent to the scene after a crane fell at the holy city of Makkah's Grand Mosque. At least 107 people died ...

The Technical and Service Authority at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah has intensified its preparations for the Umrah season. Sterilisation and perfuming processes of the Grand Mosque ...