Five Muslim women embark on a life-changing journey to Mecca in "Pilgrimage," Golden Thread Productions' latest world ...

Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, adding more ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. The ...

Social media users argue the newly announced King Salman Gate prioritises grandeur over preservation of spiritual space ...

The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred journey to Mecca that every Muslim is called to complete at least once. But what exactly happens on this pilgrimage?

Saudi Embassy in Nairobi Charge D’Affaires Abdullah Al Qahtani ( left) gives Hajj ceremonial dressing to Sheikh Ahmad Uthman at the Embassy on Wednesday ahead of their flight to Mecca PHOTO: ALLY ...

In an interview with The Standard, Hussein Shariff Omar, who will fly out today, said Kenyans have been travelling in batches. The last group of 1,000 pilgrims is expected to leave tomorrow. He said a ...

The pilgrimage to Mecca required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it, used to draw more than 2 million people. But for a second straight year it has ...

Even before he had completed his first pilgrimage to Mecca in 1984, Anwar Ikbal knew he would return to the holy site of Islam. It was a resolve he made as he finished the last of the rituals of hajj, ...

Two cases of SARS-like illness -- one fatal -- have been linked to Saudi Arabia. Sept. 27, 2012— -- Saudi Arabian health officials are bracing for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca ...