One million Muslims are about to embark on the most important religious event in the Islamic calender, as hundreds of thousands of global worshippers arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Hajj is one of ...

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque launched a child safety initiative in Makkah, ...

At least 1,300 people died because of scorching heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in June 2024. It’s not the first time that such a tragic incident hit the pilgrimage. More than a thousand were killed ...

For Hajj 2026, a “door-to-door” service will be provided to provide all the needs and facilities to the pilgrims, including worship.

Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca — HAZEM BADER More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has introduced a child safety ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj as Saudi authorities balance the importance of one of Islam’s key pillars with the ...

MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hytera, the global leading provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, is pleased to announce that the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom’s oversight of one of Islam’s key pillars and ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (RNS) — Saeed Khan is a 58-year-old Pakistani business owner living and working in Mecca, and this is the first time in 30 years that he is not performing hajj. In the past, as ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against certain entities allegedly engaged in fraudulent and unauthorized activities related to the offering of Muslim pilgrimage ...

Each year between 2 to 3 million Muslims from around the world take part in a five-day pilgrimage in Mecca called the hajj. They circle Islam's most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba, and take part ...