The cost of producing this year’s Kiswa, the ceremonial cloth covering the holy Kaaba, reached SAR 25 million, according to Ahmed Al-Suweihri, Director of Public Relations and Media at the King ...

So far, authorities have recorded 44 cases of heat exhaustion as more than 1.4 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia ...

Preparation of the Ghilaf-e-Kaaba is currently underway at the Kiswa factory. The covering, made from high-quality silk, gold ...

A visitor films Saudi workers as they embroider Islamic calligraphy, during the final stages in the preparation of a drape, ...

Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visitation toured the King Abdulaziz Complex ...

MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH , May 29 (APP): The stitching of the Kaaba’s Kiswa (black cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba) — is a profound sight for Muslim believers around the world as many have a deep desire ...

In preparation for Hajj, the Kaaba in Makkah gets a new cloth cover every year—and 2025's Kiswa has been raised in Islam's holiest place on Earth. As part of the custom, the Kiswa is raised to a ...

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MAKKAH (APP) - The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s (Peace be upon him) Mosque has raised the lower part of the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa by three meters, ...

MAKKAH, May 14 (Bernama-SPA) -- The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has elevated the lower part of the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa (black cover) by ...