Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the holy ...

Muslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The scars from the nine bullets the gunman fired into Temel Atacocugu run down his left side like knotty rope. But it’s the recurring mental images from that day at ...

Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they walk towards the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, ...

An accompanying exhibition titled “A Century of Care for the Two Holy Mosques” will be held on the sidelines of the forum, documenting the history of Hajj over a hundred years through original, rare ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

The final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, has begun. Some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to perform an obligatory spiritual journey called Hajj, or pilgrimage. The ...

The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed ...

Indonesia remains committed to supporting Palestinian peace and statehood, Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, ...

The forum serves as a national and global platform for documenting the Hajj rite and enhancing the Kingdom’s civilizational image, in step with Saudi Vision 2030 objectives in culture and tourism, ...

King Abdulaziz Foundation (Darah) held the first edition of the Forum on the "History of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques", convened as part of the program of the "Hajj Conference and Exhibition 2025" at ...