Saudi authorities are increasing their use of technology to protect Hajj pilgrims from the heat, with more than 1.8 million expected at the world’s largest annual religious gathering.

Wednesday marked the beginning of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that brings more than a million observant Muslims to Saudi Arabia every year. Authorities have ratcheted up heat ...

Muslims from across the globe are gathering in Mecca for Hajj, one of Islam’s Five Pillars. Over the coming days, pilgrims will take part in centuries-old religious rites. But this year, they also ...

AFP More than a million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off ...

More than 1.4 million pilgrims have begun the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, under extreme heat, as authorities step up safety efforts following over 1,300 deaths during last year’s ...

More than 1.5 million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off ...

Thousands of pilgrims, including Nigerians, have defied the heat wave and stormed mount Arafat for prayer and reflection for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.

Muslim worshippers prayed on Mount Arafat during the high point of the hajj pilgrimage Thursday, as authorities urged them to ...

Srinagar: As the annual Hajj pilgrimage 2025 concludes, the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir is all set to ...

Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the Hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week's pilgrimage, citing high temperatures.  According to a report ...

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 on ...