Pilgrims pray at Mecca’s Grand Mosque as the annual hajj kicks off in the Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia. – Copyright AFP/File Sanaullah SEIAM More than a ...

This year is the first time that Saudi Arabia has chosen to go ahead with the annual Hajj pilgrimage while it is also in the middle of a war that has seen direct strikes on Saudi territory. The Hajj ...

MINA — More than 1.5 million pilgrims descended on the tent city of Mina on Monday, the Day of Tarwiyah, marking the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj. Chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One million ...

The Indonesian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has proposed an increase in the cost of organizing the hajj pilgrimage for 2027.

More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the Middle East war, as animosity smoulders across the region despite a fragile ceasefire. This year's rites, ...

Over 1.5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Mecca yesterday for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, against the backdrop of hopes for an end to the war in the Middle East. A ...

The Government of Pakistan is expected to increase the prices of its official Hajj scheme for the upcoming year, with the ...

As home to the world's largest Muslim population, Indonesia sees an immense demand for the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca (Saudi Arabia) which stands as one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Around 1.6 million Muslims have gathered in Mecca for Hajj, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings. It is a pilgrimage that every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it is required to ...

ARAFAT, 27 May (BelTA - Emirates News Agency) - The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of Saudi Arabia announced today that the total number of pilgrims for the 1447 AH Hajj season reached ...