As part of its ongoing efforts to train field staff and enhance the quality of services provided to pilgrims, the Ministry of ...

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 ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic ...

Muslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, hoping to escape the noontime summer heat that caused heatstroke and sunburns among ...

Pilgrims pray at Mecca's Grand Mosque as the annual hajj kicks off in the Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia. — - More than 1.5 million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun ...

Saudi authorities on Wednesday reviewed preparedness for this year’s Hajj season, assessing operational plans and readiness ...

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 ...

JEDDAH — Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah revealed that more than 18.5 million foreign pilgrims performed Hajj and Umrah during the year 2024. "This was achieved under the guidance of ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is strengthening coordination with other government ministries, including the Coordinating ...

MADINAH — Emir of Madinah and Chairman of the Permanent Hajj and Umrah Committee in Madinah Prince Salman bin Sultan chaired a meeting of the committee, attended by representatives from relevant ...

MAKKAH — Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah conducted a field inspection of operational and service readiness at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah ahead ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — 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, ...