Journalists have become used to reporting annual disasters at the hajj, the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Mecca that all Muslims ...

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A heatwave in Saudi Arabia has led to the deaths of more than 1,000 people in the city of Mecca, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

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Hajj 2025: The Hajj 2025 has concluded with over 1.6 million Muslims from more than 150 nations visiting Mecca to pray during the annual Islamic pilgrimage, the Saudi Arabian authorities said on 9 ...

More than 1.6 million pilgrims attended Mecca during the Hajj this year, the lowest number for 30 years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Muslim pilgrims arrive at the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025.

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 ...

During Hajj season, access to Saudi Arabia, and Mecca in particular, is tightly controlled because the huge crowds of pilgrims can pose a security risk, and travel takes place via closed travel ...

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 ...

Hajj 2025: A Muslim pilgrim plays with pigeons outside the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (AP) ...