The number of Bangladeshi pilgrims who have died during this year's Hajj has risen to 29 amid a searing heatwave sweeping across Makkah and Madinah, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Thousands of pilgrims, including Nigerians, have defied the heat wave and stormed mount Arafat for prayer and reflection for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi Arabia's minister of Hajj had issued an ...

More than a million worshippers were set to join Islam's most important rite under a beating sun as the hajj pilgrimage kicked off Wednesday, with authorities scrambling to avoid ...

More than a million pilgrims joined Islam’s most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the annual Hajj pilgrimage kicked off in Saudi ...

More than a million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off with the Saudi hosts scrambling to avoid last year's 1,000-plus deaths in ...

DOHA: During an expanded coordination meeting with officials and representatives of Qatari Hajj campaigns, the Communications and Support Unit of the Qatari Hajj Mission ...

Muslim pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat on Thursday during the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, as Saudi officials ...

The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam ... doubling their efforts against heat-related illness following the lethal heatwave of 2024. Shaded areas have been expanded by 50,000 square metres ...