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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At least 323 Egyptian pilgrims died during the Hajj pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries' responses ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the largest annual gatherings on Earth, the pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca, will be off-limits to most the world’s Muslims this year due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of ...

At least 1.7 million foreign pilgrims are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this week for the hajj, the annual five-day pilgrimage that Muslims from around the world make to follow in the footsteps of the ...