Saudi Civil Defence urges pilgrims to follow safety protocols during Hajj Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defence has urged all pilgrims performing Hajj 2025 to familiarise ...

Supplied Cairo: For the first time, Saudi Arabia has set up temporary sheltering facilities for Muslims trying to illegally access the holy places to perform the Hajj pilgrimage without an ...

Just a single thought about the Hajj causes me to lower my head and tears fill my eyes. I try to talk about it, but my throat chokes-up and I feel my heart soften inside my chest. I have been blessed ...

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior has banned the waving of political or sectarian flags during the performance of Hajj rites in Makkah. The authorities gave the warning in an advisory ...

An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4. The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims from all over the world and a ...

The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca commences amidst a history of tragic incidents, including stampedes, attacks, and fires. Last year, over 1,300 pilgrims died due to extreme heat. This year ...

More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat and a massive crackdown ...

He stated that these efforts reflect the wise leadership’s directives and align with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 to facilitate Hajj rituals and enhance service quality for both pilgrims and ...

Some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to perform an obligatory spiritual journey called Hajj, or pilgrimage. The month of Dhul Hijjah began the night of May 28 with the ...

As thousands of pilgrims prepare for Hajj this year, Saudi authorities have implemented comprehensive measures to mitigate the impact of extreme heat and on the backdrop of last year’s death ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on ...

It coincides with the final rites of the annual hajj. It is typically marked by communal prayers, large social gatherings, slaughtering of livestock and distributing the meat among family ...