Saudi Arabia's General Authority for the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque launched a child safety initiative in Makkah, ...

The Ministry of Minority Affairs advises Hajj pilgrims to book services by January 15, 2026, to ensure compliance with Saudi ...

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 ...

Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, mandatory at least once in a lifetime for all physically and financially ...

Saudi authorities have prohibited photography and videography inside Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi during Hajj 2026 to preserve ...

Saudi Arabia has announced that the annual Hajj pilgrimage will begin on June 4 after observatories confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the kingdom’s ...

Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the holy ...

Adil Kachwala, 39, was heading back to his camp during the Hajj pilgrimage last week when people started fainting around him. Two older members of the group of British worshippers he belonged to ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against certain entities allegedly engaged in fraudulent and unauthorized activities related to the offering of Muslim pilgrimage ...

This is a locator map for Saudi Arabia with its capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia expelled six members of a crew from its state ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials ...