Makkah: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has outlined its key preparations for the upcoming Hajj season of 1447 AH, ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...

An annual rites pilgrimage has turned into a mass death event as an extreme heat wave grips Saudi Arabia, with temperatures soaring to over 50 C in some areas. Upwards of 550 pilgrims have died, ...

Saudi Arabia has introduced stricter rules for Hajj pilgrims amid growing concerns about extreme heat, which took a deadly toll last year. Authorities have warned that temperatures during this year’s ...

Some 1,300 people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced ...

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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal ...

Rights group says the father of three has been repeatedly tortured in prison and now faces trial in a counter-terrorism court ...

Saudi Arabia has boosted its security measures in Mecca days before the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Checkpoints have been set up outside the city to make sure only pilgrims carrying the ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has renewed contracts with two Saudi companies to provide key services for ...

One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia‘s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s five ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage on ...