Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023. AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia, Islam’s birthplace, has said it is fully ...

Saudi Arabia has launched the application for self-registration of the biometrics of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims through smartphones. Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan said that ...

Witnesses have said that at least 50 Muslim pilgrims have been trampled to death during a stoning ritual at the annual Hajj in Suadi Arabia. The Saudi Interior Ministry reported several deaths but ...

Free-of-charge reservation cancellation should be made by April Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023.

The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

Saudi Arabia has announced that the meningitis vaccine will be mandatory for all pilgrims participating in Hajj 2025. According to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, both Saudi citizens and foreign ...

RIYADH — The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first ...

Saudi Arabia has announced the expected dates and new rules for Hajj 2025. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is always during the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar and this year it is ...

CAIRO--More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi ...

Saudi Arabia has announced that all pilgrims participating in Hajj 2025 must receive the meningitis vaccine. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that both Saudi citizens and foreign pilgrims ...