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MECCA (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have concluded the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by circling around the holy site of the black cube-shaped Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday, millions of pilgrims begin arriving in Mina, a small valley five kilometers east of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, where ...

As Muslims gather for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, they will circle around the “Kaaba,” a black cube draped in gold-embroidered cloth. A ceremonial textile – known as the ...

Being in Mecca has been nothing short of blissful for Hassan Qadiri, where participating in the festivities of the hajj pilgrimage is a welcome relief after weeks of devastating war back home in Iran.

The yearly Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially got underway on Monday. More than 1.5 million worshippers have traveled to Saudi Arabia from abroad, according to Saleh bin ...

A man spearfishing with friends was killed by a shark on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday, police said, in Australia's second fatal shark attack in just over a week. The 39-year-old man was with three ...

Hajj is an obligatory pilgrimage for able-bodied and financially capable Muslims, taking place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the month of Dhul Hijjah. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of ...