Kaaba gets new Kiswa, draped with 120kg of gold threads

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 - 09:12 GMT

The holy cubic-shaped Kabaa is dressed in its new gold-laced Kiswa (cover) after Fajr prayer on Monday.

The Egyptian legacy of producing the Kiswa

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 - 10:21 GMT

Today marks the annual occasion of changing the Kiswa of the Kaaba, the huge black silk cloth covering the Kaaba.

Kabaa covered with new Kiswa worth 22 million riyals

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 - 09:29 GMT

The holy Kabaa is covered with a new gold-laced Kiswa (cover) on Thursday, a tradition that takes place on Dul Hijjah 9 every year