One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

Saudi Arabian authorities are cracking down on unauthorised pilgrims taking part in the annual four-day Hajj. The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of ...

More than 1.8 million visitors had arrived by midday local time on Tuesday, authorities said. More than 2.5 million Muslims will on Friday begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Islamic holy city ...

More than 1,000 people have died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage amid extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The death toll has nearly doubled from yesterday, with new figures putting the number of ...

Access to Mecca to be restricted from April 29 to June 11 for Omani citizens An aerial view shows Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre on June 17, 2024, during ...

Mecca, or Makkah, is the most sacred city in Islam, known as the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the home of the Ka’aba, the holiest site in Islam. It is the city that ...

Adventurer confident of arrival in Mecca ahead of pilgrimage season Cairo: A Turkish cyclist has gone on a gruelling journey from Germany heading to Saudi Arabia to perform this year's annual Hajj ...

Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain has arrived in Makkah to review Hajj arrangements made by the Pakistan Hajj Mission. The Minister will perform Umrah and ...

SARA: The Hajj is a pilgrimage all Muslims are expected to do once in their life if they can. Every year more than three millionmuslims make the journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to praise God or ...