JEDDAH: Preparations for the annual washing of the Kaaba began on Tuesday with the raising of the curtain covering its door, the first stage of the ceremony. The annual ritual is held on the date corresponding to the 15th of Muharram, 1448 A.H., and is one of the oldest traditions associated with Islam’s holiest site, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The annual ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba will be held on Tuesday, Muharram 15, corresponding to June 30.

JEDDAH: Preparations for the annual washing of the Kaaba began on Tuesday with the raising of the curtain covering its door, the first stage of the ceremony. The annual ritual is…