While the Saudi Arabia government did not give out death figures, Jordan's news agency said on Wednesday that burial permits have been issued to 41 residents who made the trip to Mecca.

Saudi Arabia had recently also implemented a temporary suspension on the issuance of Umrah, business, and family visit visas ...

Saudi Arabia has arrested several expatriates for attempting to transport individuals without Hajj permits into Mecca, as part of intensified efforts to enforce pilgrimage regulations ahead of the ...

Hundreds have died in chaotic scenes at the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, as temperatures in the Saudi Arabian desert soared above 50C. More than 550 people have now been confirmed dead after this ...

A Kashmiri pilgrim, left, hugs her family member as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s ...

Taif, in western Saudi Arabia, is administratively part of the Mecca region, where the annual pilgrimage rituals are performed. Mayor Al Zaidi emphasised the importance of demonstrating maximum ...

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale.

Television actresses Reem Shaikh and Jannat Zubair have recently embarked on a holy trip to Mecca to perform Umrah during the month of Ramzan. However, the TV actresses documented their trip on ...