"On behalf of the American people, we extend our best wishes during this Hajj season. Eid Mubarak and Hajj Mabrour," he added, using the traditional holiday greetings in Arabic.

The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage has begun — drawing around 2 million people to Mecca. Crowd control poses a challenge as pilgrims perform the physically and spiritually demanding journey.

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Pilgrims in the Saudi Arabian city of Mina began the stoning of the devil ritual on Eid al-Adha Friday, as one of the last rites of Hajj. They had collected their pebbles overnight Thursday from ...

Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Published June 4, 2025 Updated June 5, 2025. ... Saudi Arabia, on the second day of the hajj, one of the largest annual human gatherings in the world.

Saudi Arabia has barred more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca this week, authorities said, as the world's largest annual gathering of people ...