Safety measures were in place at the site -- one where fatal stampedes have been frequent -- but "caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said. The tragedy marked the ...

In 2001, 35 people died in a stampede during the devil stoning ritual, while in 1998, some 180 died. In the worst Hajj-related disaster, 1,426 people died in 1990 during a stampede in a tunnel ...

In 1990, more than 1,426 people were killed in a stampede. Climate change is expected to make the Hajj pilgrimage more riskier. A 2019 study by experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

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After one of the most deadly Hajj stampedes in recent history Saudi Arabia needs to reconsider how it regulates the safety of pilgrims Before the stampede prospective pilgrims on their way to ...

As nearly two million Muslim pilgrims converged on Saudi Arabia’s deserts for the annual hajj, the kingdom was braced for everything from terrorist attacks to demonstrations against Israel’s ...

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