Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious ...

CAIRO (AP) — 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 ...

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The first batch of Hajj 2026, carrying 371 pilgrims, departed for Mecca on Saturday from ...

There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the ...

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims perform “tawaf,” circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in Mecca counterclockwise seven times. This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims ...

Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam's annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. In the coming ...

Watch a live view from the Grand Mosque in Mecca that houses the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. Muslim pilgrims are arriving in Saudi Arabia ahead of the start of the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has officially begun issuing visas for the 2026 Hajj season (1447 AH), kicking off the process on February 08, 2026, months ahead of the expected pilgrimage ...