Saudi team cleans Holy Kaaba's roof in 40 minutes, setting new record World Twitter/@ReasahAlharmain/via The News RIYADH: A specialised team of Saudi men has managed to clean the Holy Kaaba's roof in just 40 minutes, successfully setting a new record, the management of the Masjid al-Haram, or the Great Mosque of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, said Tuesday. The Masjid al-Haram's management — officially known as the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque — mentioned on Twitter that Saudi experts completed the cleaning of the roof of the Holy Kaaba in just 40 minutes, which was "a record".