Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are spending the day in prayer in Arafat to fulfil a key ritual of the Hajj in 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 ...

Over 1,300 people died in 2024 in temperatures that hit 51.8 deg C. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Muslim worshippers prayed on Mount Arafat in the high point of the hajj pilgrimage Thursday as authorities urged them to ...

Pilgrims from every corner of the world have begun Hajj 2025 rituals under the open skies of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, braving ...

Saudi Arabia has barred more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca this week ...

A Saudi government spokesperson says more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in the country for this year's Hajj.

Over 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for Hajj, a vital Islamic practice. Despite intense heat, ...

Saudi Arabia has stopped almost 360,000 participants without permits from entering Mecca, after many of these illegal died ...

Saudi Arabia's Hajj overhaul includes policy updates and high-tech safety measures following last year's heat deaths.

More than 1.5 million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off ...