Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is ...

Saudi authorities are increasing their use of technology to protect Hajj pilgrims from the heat, with more than 1.8 million ...

Saudi Arabia's Hajj overhaul includes policy updates and high-tech safety measures following last year's heat deaths.

Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people from going into Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage because they didn’t have the ...

Muslims from across the globe are gathering in Mecca for Hajj, one of Islam’s Five Pillars. Over the coming days, pilgrims ...

The Ministry of Interior warned against entering Mecca without a specific Hajj permit using an Arabic hashtag on social media which translates into "No Hajj without permit." Violators face a fine ...

Hajj 2025 sees a mix of ancient ritual and modern-day adaptation. From managing deadly heat and enforcing age bans to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar has clarified that there have been no ...

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

The return of pilgrims from the sacred Hajj 2025 journey has begun in Rajasthan. On Tuesday, a flight carrying 164 pilgrims, including 81 women and 83 men, touched down at Terminal 1 of the Sanganer ...

There is often no privacy or personal space ... It's common to see people wearing face masks during the Hajj, even though face coverings are not a religious requirement, because they are in ...