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Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said 83% of the fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring heat.
June 23, 2024
Masses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage.
June 16, 2024
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll, but one list circulating online suggested at least 550 people died during the five-day Hajj.
June 19, 2024
Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially begin the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is returning to full capacity for the first time since the pandemic.
June 26, 2023
Global inflation and economic crises over the past year have hiked prices for Islam’s Hajj pilgrimage dramatically.
June 23, 2023
Israel has assassinated two dozen Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon since last fall amid an intelligence war employing cellphones, drones and fake rocks.
July 26, 2024
This year’s hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after three years when the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites.
June 17, 2023
A million pilgrims from across the globe are gathering in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the rites of the hajj.
July 7, 2022
Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the first pilgrimage there since the coronavirus severely curtailed access.
July 6, 2022
Places around the world are suffering as 2024 seems on track to be the hottest year ever recorded
July 4, 2024