In 1979, some 500 fundamentalists Muslims armed with machine guns hidden under their robe seized the mosque for two weeks. The attackers were finally overpowered by French commandos summoned by ...

They also travel from the Great Mosque to Mina, a small village east of Mecca. On the second day, pilgrims rise at dawn and make their way to Mount Arafat, where they ask for forgiveness for their ...

A Saudi official said Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to ...

A foreign visitor has jumped off the roof of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and died on the spot, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported citing local police. Alleged footage of the incident was published by ...

In 2006, Saudi authorities attempted to restrict women's access to the holiest part of the Great Mosque, but it was met with protest from various Islamic groups, including Khan's.

In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo taken with slow shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. DUBAI, United ...