Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque in Mecca was almost empty during annual Eid al-Fitr prayers on Sunday (May 24), as authorities impose unprecedented restrictions on public gatherings due to coronavirus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi Arabia allowed its own citizens to return to Islam’s holiest site for daily prayers for the first time in seven months.

Muslims in Saudi Arabia offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Makkah and Madinah this morning. In Makkah, the prayer was held at the Grand Mosque, and it was led by Imam Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Humaid, ...

Twelve-year-old Kaisan demonstrates the Muslim prayer ritual which is performed five times a day in this clip from a series ...

Saudi Arabia has shortened Friday prayers at the holy mosques in Makkah and Madina to protect worshippers from the intense heat. The move comes under the directive of Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, ...

Mecca’s Masjid al-Haram was full with around two million Muslims who performed Taraweeh prayer late on Monday, marking the 27th night of Ramadan. SPA, the official Saudi news agency, said Muslims ...

MAKKAH — The General Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has approved the schedule and list of imams leading Taraweeh and Tahajjud special prayers at the Two ...

PATERSON, N.J. – The most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which begins this week. Cell phone ...

Manama: Saudi Arabia has launched a campaign to ensure that all mosque imams (prayer leaders) and muezzins (callers to prayers)in the Makkah area are Saudi nationals. “We will be very strict about the ...