Rashed Abdullah displays Oriental perfumes on a glass table to late-night shoppers in his small shop in Mecca ready for what he hopes will be a sales bonanza during this month's haj pilgrimage.

Muslims can pray anywhere facing Mecca five times a day, as long as the place is clean and there are no statues or pictures infront of them. Muslims have also built beautiful mosques all over the ...

At least 4,500 Kenyans are set to travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual religious pilgrimage (hajj), the highest number in recent history.

For months, the 17 Northern Virginians had excitedly prepared for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that is sacred to devout Muslims. They had saved thousands of dollars for a package trip to ...