The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500, and the true toll could be more than double that as reports emerged that as many as 600 Egyptian worshipers ...

The Hajj heatwave tragedy continues to kill people. 98 Indians have died during their visit. The temperature crossed 52° within a week.Saudi Arabia is yet to make any statements on the on-going ...

Thousands of pilgrims, including Nigerians, have defied the heat wave and stormed mount Arafat for prayer and reflection for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.Saudi Arabia's minister of Hajj had issued an ...

Intense heat in Saudi Arabia leads to the deaths of hundreds of Muslim pilgrims.

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 ...

Video. Muslims from across the world are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj — a sacred pilgrimage and one of Islam’s five pillars.

In 2021, a lethal one-in-10,000-year heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest. In 2022, approximately 62,000 deaths in Europe were attributed to summertime temperatures there. Last year, at least 240 ...

Hajj travel packages range from $10,000 to $15,000 per person. “ I hope that this is an issue that can be solved,” says Basyouni. “It's one of the pillars of [our] religion.

The kingdom has installed hundreds of coolers and cracked down on unregistered Muslim pilgrims, after 1,300 people died last year.

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