As Ramadan starts, so does a giant clock in the holy city of Mecca, an intended challenger to Big Ben and Greenwich Mean Time. When construction is completed, it will be the largest clock in the world ...

Big Ben better watch his back: Saudi Arabia will test the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Here's how it measures up. Saudi Arabia will test ...

JEDDAH (Reuters) - A giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest city Mecca began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, amid hopes by Saudi Arabia it will become the ...

In the evening of August 23, the Clock Tower in Makkah, located just across the Holy Kaaba, lit up signalling the entry into the month of Rabi' Al Awwal. A picture shared on X by Haramain, shows the ...

Doha, Qatar: Located just across the Holy Kaaba, the famous Clock Tower in Makkah shines its light in the sky, in a gesture signaling the entry of the Hijri month of Rabbi Al Awwal. The clock tower ...

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Islam's holy month of Ramadan is a lot about the calendar and the clock. The world's biggest clock began ticking in Mecca this week, to signal the beginning of Ramadan. It took 90 million pieces of ...

As Ramadan starts, so does a giant clock in the holy city of Mecca, an intended challenger to Big Ben and Greenwich Mean Time. When construction is completed, it will be the largest clock in the world ...