The Kiswa (dress) of the Holy Kaaba was changed today by a new kiswa as it is customary every year. The ceremony was attended by a number of senior officials. The total cost of the new silk-made Kiswa amounts to SR 20 million. The Kiswa, painted with black color, is decorated with verses of the Holy Quran. The Kiswa, made at the Kiswa factory in Makkah, includes a dress for the door of he Holy Kaaba which has a height of six meters and a width of three meters. --MORE
