Work on mataf expansion begins
ARAB NEWS Friday 16 November 2012 MAKKAH: Preliminary work for the expansion of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) started yesterday with the installation of huge cranes at […]
Millions of pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2012 officially kicks off
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Millions of pilgrims arrived this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual Hajj (pilgrimage), which officially starts on Wednesday. Around four million pilgrims were heading to […]
World’s Muslims speak with signs, gestures in Mecca
MECCA — Nods, smiles, frowns, and hand gestures speak volumes in the holy city of Mecca where Muslims gathered from across the world for the annual pilgrimage manage to communicate […]
Kiswa handed to Sheikh Al-Shaibi
JASSIM ABUZAID ARABNEWS Thursday 18 October 2012 JEDDAH: The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs handed in the new Kiswa (Kaaba’s cover) to the senior gatekeeper of the […]
Sadin, Kaaba key keeper keeping tradition alive
EDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID ARAB NEWS Since Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) handed over the key to the Kaaba to Othman bin Talha, the prophet’s companion’s lineage sons have been […]
Master weaver from Makkah dazzles at British Museum
By JOMANA ALRASHID | ARAB NEWS LONDON: The British Museum here is hosting a demonstration of textile weaving by Hassan Alwany, the master weaver from Dar Al-Kiswa in Makkah, revealing […]