Islam's holiest place in the city of Mecca, saying the behaviour disrupts the flow of movement. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj explained that prolonged standing near the Black Stone, a rock set in the ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

Saudi Arabia: Over 1 million pilgrims used Mecca Grand Mosque carts in Ramadan The ministry advised pilgrims to avoid this behaviour, saying that stopping next to the Black Stone causes disruptive ...