The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious events in the world, officially began Monday. Roughly two million pilgrims are expected in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the event this year, the ...

Saudi Arabian authorities have stopped over 269,000 individuals without the necessary permits from entering Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, officials announced on Sunday. The Saudi ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has advised pilgrims to avoid stopping next to the Black Stone (Al Hajar Al Aswad) during Tawaf, cautioning that lingering can obstruct the ritual, ...

Football enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the King's Cup clash between Al Wehda and Al Ittihad. Al Wehda, recently relegated, ...