Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees ...

Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, said on Thursday that the cost of Hajj for international pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia has been reduced by 39 percent. Highlighting the Kingdom ...

Wright is an Editorial Producer for TIME. Wright is an Editorial Producer for TIME. Saudi Arabia has announced drastic changes for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage that begins today, including new rules ...

More than 1.8 million pilgrims from all over the world have already amassed in and around Mecca for the Hajj. A spokesman for the Saudi Hajj Ministry said the number was still growing as more pilgrims ...

Riyadh — The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi ...

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 authorities announced ...

Islam’s most important annual pilgrimage got underway with just a small fraction of its regular number of worshippers, amid concerns over the coronavirus. Only around 1,000 pilgrims will attend the ...

Hajj holds great significance for Muslims and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every year, millions gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to take part in this sacred pilgrimage. It is considered to be a ...

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