Ramadan, expected this year to end on March 29, usually marks the peak season of the Umrah or lesser pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest. The Saudi Ministry of Interior's National ...

Dubai: The third expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca is now welcoming worshippers ... vaulted ceilings to intricately carved balconies, gold-plated mashrabiyas, and walls adorned with calligrap ...