More than 1.5million Muslim pilgrims have arrived in Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, with more worshippers set to join, according to Saudi officials.

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 ...

Video. Muslims from across the world are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj — a sacred pilgrimage and one of Islam’s five pillars.

Horrifying video shows bodies being loaded onto trucks and Hajj pilgrims passing out in the streets after 1,000 died in searing 50C heat during religious gathering in Mecca ...

Hajj is the largest annual religious gathering of Muslims. It takes place in the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijja in and around the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. This year, Hajj will start on ...

Dubai: The Grand Mosque at Mecca has witnessed a massive gathering of worshipers during Taraweeh prayers on Friday. For the first time in Mecca's history, worshippers overflowed from the Grand ...

Muslim pilgrims from various nations, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Chad, India, Russia, and Mauritania, are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for a historic Hajj pilgrimage. This year's ...

Mecca Bar owner Jodi Blakley, center, gets a selfie with a water-sipping Scott Kawasaki during an event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, to support the downtown bar ahead of a second Fairbanks City ...

One killed as speeding car ploughs into iftar gathering in Mecca. The accident occurred next to Zahrat Al Umrah Mosque. Last updated: March 23, 2024 | 14:09. Khitam Al Amir (Chief News Editor) ...

Morocco is set to participate in a high-level diplomatic meeting in Mecca during the first weekend of Ramadan. The gathering, which will take place on March 6, will bring together the foreign ...

Millions are expected to attend the annual Ijtema in Bangladesh -- considered the world's second biggest Muslim gathering ...