More than a million worshippers were set to join Islam's most important rite under a beating sun as the hajj pilgrimage ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from ...

In 2025, millions of Muslims will gather in Mecca for Hajj, beginning June 4th. This pilgrimage, a central pillar of Islam, ...

The Hajj, which is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it, is one of ...

Here is a look at the hajj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim ...

Saudi Arabia has barred nearly 270,000 people from entering Mecca to mitigate overcrowding and safety risks ahead of Hajj ...

A pilgrim from Plateau State on pilgrimage in Mecca, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, died on Monday. Hajiya Jamila was said to have ...

* Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's two main festivals, marks the climax of the annual hajj pilgrimage, when Muslims slaughter ...

Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim ...

A Muslim pilgrim enters the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025 ...