Large gatherings are no easy logistical feat during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Many have done their best to keep important traditions and events alive responsibly and safely, whether protesting ...

In “Open Mecca, Crown Prince Mohammed” (Houses of Worship, Aug. 5), Daniel Pipes mentions only “three cases of non-Muslims surreptitiously” entering Mecca. There was a fourth case, but it was with the ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque and killed at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj ...

Muslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, ...

Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca (File photo: Reuters) A man has committed suicide by throwing himself off the roof of the Grand ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia >> High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque and killed at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj ...

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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will officially launch a $10.6 billion extension project for the Grand Mosque in Mecca King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will officially launch a $10.6-billion ...

A Saudi man crashed his car into the gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque late Friday, according to state-run media. The man was in an “abnormal” state when authorities arrested him inside and he was ...

A video showing snow falling at the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, has been digitally altered, according to the kingdom’s National Center for Meteorology. One ...

A suicide attempt at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah was prevented after a member of the mosque's security forces stepped in, sustaining injuries while trying to stop the man from jumping from an upper ...