Muslim worshipers pray at the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, June 23, during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Wednesday handed over the Kaaba Kiswa (black cloth) to the senior caretaker of the Kaab ...

The Kaaba sits at the center of the sacred al-Haram Mosque in Saudi Arabia. It plays an essential role in the rite of the hajj, the pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca, which begins today.