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No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025
Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for this year's Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of ...
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Heat warnings taken to heart as hajj reaches peak
Muslim worshippers prayed on Mount Arafat during the high point of the hajj pilgrimage as authorities urged them to avoid the ...
Hajj Begins With World’s Largest Air Conditioner, Surveillance Drones, and a Ban on Children
Saudi Arabia's Hajj overhaul includes policy updates and high-tech safety measures following last year's heat deaths.
Hajj attendance falls to 30-year-low excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims clambered up rocks and nestled between boulders on Thursday as ...
Avoid new shoes and look after your mental health. How to be well at the Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is ...
Muslim pilgrims seek forgiveness and shade on Mount Arafat during key Hajj ritual
Braving the heat and uneven surfaces, Muslim pilgrims scaled Mount Arafat to perform a key ritual of the annual Islamic ...
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Muslim pilgrims 'stone the devil' as hajj concludes in Saudi
Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around ...
Amid Rising Heat, Hajj Becomes Test of Endurance for Pilgrims and Saudi Arabia
Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died ...
Pilgrims stream into Arafat during this year's Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, AP explains
Muslims from around the world are in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Hajj is the annual Islamic ...