Saudi authorities have raised the lower part of the Kaaba's kiswa (the cloth covering the holy site) as part of an annual tradition ahead of the Hajj season. Read More: British Airways to Resume ...

The Holy Kaaba will be adorned with a new kiswa (cover) on Muharram 1, 1446. As many as 159 technicians and craftsmen will take part in the annual customary tradition of changing the kiswa on the ...

On Thursday, @HolyKaaba's live Periscope video showing officials changing the "kiswa" - the black and gold silk curtain draped over the Kaaba - attracted more than 14,000 views and 400 retweets.

embellished by 120 kilo gold and hundred kilo silver-plated thread and motifs illustrating verses from the Holy Qur'an. The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is changed on 9th Zilhaj every ...

Saudi women make history by joining Kaaba kiswa replacement ceremony Passengers interviewed on the television expressed admiration upon learning that the driver of their train journey was a woman.

The leader of KISWA an organisation representing members of the Kenya community who live in Sydney, told SBS Swahili about some of the projects her organisation is running for her members ...

With the views of the city and Masjid Al-Haram - 0.5 mile to Grand Mosque, Black Stone and Safa to Marwa, 0.4 mile to Bi'r Zamzam. Shaza Makkah7569 Jabal Al Kaabah Harat Al Bab and Ash Shamiyyah ...

Citing an example, the STA said Malaysians in Mecca can visit Jabal Al-Nour and the Cave of Hira, where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the first revelation, as well as the Kaaba Kiswa Exhibition ...

A protective barrier stopped pilgrims touching the Kaaba and Black Stone during the pandemic Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam's most ...

Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on November 30, 2009. (Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images) This Friday marks the beginning of the annual Hajj ...

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has expressed condolence and grief over the death of key bearer of Ka'aba Dr. Sheikh Saleh Bin Taha Al-Shaibi. In his condolence message, the Prime Minister ...