CAIRO (AP) — More than 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 ...

Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the ...

More than 1,300 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage to Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia this year, as temperatures soared well into the triple digits, the Saudi health minister said Sunday.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs advises Hajj pilgrims to book services by January 15, 2026, to ensure compliance with Saudi ...

Millions of Muslims have gathered in Mecca, marking the beginning of the five-day Hajj pilgrimage—the world's largest annual religious gathering. It is year 1446 in the Islamic calendar. Pilgrims are ...

As Saudi Arabia battles a fatal heatwave that has claimed over 1,000 lives during the Hajj pilgrimage, the global heat crisis continues to intensify. More than 1,000 people have died while making the ...

An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4. The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims from all over the world and a ...

Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious ...

The Indonesian government has acquired a hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Indonesian Hajj Village project.

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic ...