Muslims going for Hajj feel fortunate just to see the Kaaba and touch its wall. Like Mecca, the history of the Kaaba's door is also very old. The grandeur of the current door of the Kaaba can be ...

Cairo: A Saudi exhibition is being held in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest in Mecca, on the history of the sacred Kaaba. Presented in 10 languages, the "First House" exhibit sheds light on the ...

Also on display will be pieces from the Ottoman empire, which are more than 270 years old, the lock and key from the Kaaba, which is changed every few years, and a draping from the the wall of the ...