Chief key holder and caretaker of the Holy Kaaba Dr Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaiba breathed his last Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. Al-Shaiba the 109th guardian of the Holy Kaaba and successor to ...

Al Shaibi family in Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the handover of the key of the Kaaba to its eldest son, Sheikh Abdul Wahab bin Zain Al Abidin Al Shaibi. The new caretaker of the Kaaba received ...

The ceremony of washing the Holy Kaaba unfolds in three main, meticulously executed stages, each characterised by extreme care and precision. The process begins with the preparation phase, utilising a ...

The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, dictates each one of them pray five times a day in the direction of a small, cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This ...

at a cost of 25 million Saudi riyals ($6,650,000) Sami Mzayen, Supervisor at Kiswa factory: "The cloth of the holy Kaaba is made out of 56 golden pieces that covers it. Here in the department we have ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque adorned on Sunday the holy Kaaba with a new cover "Kiswa" as per the annual tradition. A team from the ...

With exceptional skills and deft hands, a group of youth masterfully weaves the cover “Kiswa” of the Holy Ka’aba using threads of silk, silver, and gold. They work through several stages to craft the ...

The Kiswa of Holy Kaaba was replaced to mark the commencement of new Islamic year 1447. The Kiswa refers to the black silk embroidered cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba. The General Authority for the ...

200 technicians and craftsmen install new Kiswa on the Holy Kaaba. MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, July 7: A new Kiswa was installed on the holy Kaaba in Makkah early Sunday, marking the first day of the ...

MAKKAH — The ceremony of handing over the keys of the Holy Kaaba and the Maqam Ibrahim (Shrine of Prophet Ibrahim’s standing place) was held in Makkah on Monday. Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Saleh ...