KEY KEEPER OF HOLY KAABA DIES

Jeddah: Sheikh Abdul Qadir Taha Al- Sheibi, who held the traditional key to the Kaaba, died in Makkah on Thursday. He was 74. The Al- Sheibi family has been holding the position of key- keeper since pre- Islamic times. The family of the present custodians is linked to Sheiba bin Othman Abi Talha who lived during the time of Prophet Muhammad ( SAW).