The scene in Jeddah is both surreal and sacred. Under the shade of the Western Hajj Terminal's canopies at King Abdulaziz ...

Three Spanish Muslims who rode on horseback to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia say they followed a path not traveled for more than ...

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims for 30 years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, according to figures released Thursday.

"Mauritanian hajj pilgrims plane crash on the shores of the Red Sea, on the way to the holy city of Mecca, more than 210 Hajj pilgrims were martyred in the plane crash," reads another post on ...

Incident-free Arafat day: Smart technologies help move crowds smoothly during Hajj Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the safe and seamless transfer of more than 1.67 ...

The Saudi Arabia General Authority for Statistics announced yesterday that the total number of pilgrims who perform Hajj this year reached 1,673,230 pilgrims. These include 1,506,576 foreign ...

More than a million pilgrims joined Islam’s most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the annual Hajj pilgrimage kicked off in Saudi Arabia. With temperatures expected to top 40 ...

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MBS’ Direct Threat To Netanyahu In Rare Eid Message; Saudi Crown Prince Rallies For Palestinians Howakita, a pilgrm from Guinea, said the prospect of celebrating Eid in Mecca filled her with joy ...

The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can ...

Hajj 2025: Muslim worshippers gather for prayers around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca on June 4, 2025, the first day of the annual Hajj ...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived on Thursday in Mina, on Mecca’s outskirts, to oversee measures taken by the relevant authorities as the annual Hajj pilgrimage is underway.