Watch live as Muslim pilgrims begin to arrive in Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the start of Arafah Day on Tuesday, 27 June. The Day of Arafah is part of the Hajj pilgrimage, which this ...

Watch live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gather for prayers on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, Islam’s ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

As pilgrims tried to circumambulate the Kaaba, the giant black cube towards which all Muslims pray, a bolt of lightning struck the iconic Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower hotel, illuminating the ...

Hajj 2024: Saudi Arabia's government banned visit visa holders and tourists from performing the Hajj pilgrimage and entering Makkah from May 23 to June 21. To be allowed to perform the pilgrimage, a ...

For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in the holy city of Makkah, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque where the ...