Authorities completed legal procedures, and the Chief Imam urged pilgrims to respect the site's sanctity and highlighted ...

A man was injured after jumping from the upper levels of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Thursday, December 25, prompting an ...

Videos circulating on social media show the man approaching the edge before jumping, followed by security officers running to restrain him.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...

Man Jumps From Upper Floor Of Masjid Al Haram, 'Attempts To Take Own Life' . A man jumped from the upper floor of the Grand Mosque, also known as the Masjid Al Haram, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, ...

A man jumped from the upper floor of the Grand Mosque, also known as the Masjid Al Haram, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, according ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the COVID-19 pandemic severely curtailed access to one of ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one ...

(RNS) — For two years as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, Sumaira Malik and her husband, Nauman Chaudary, left their deposit with Dar El Salam Travel for their planned hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia >> Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...