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

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More than 1.4 million Muslims have begun this year's Hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, a year after 1,300 ...

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

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

British pilgrims are sharing their experience as they join millions of fellow Muslims in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.

Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Muslim holy city of ...

In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 ...

Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam's annual Hajj ...

According to the directive, anyone found entering the holy cities of Mecca and Medina during the restricted period without a ...

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