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.

Saudi authorities are increasing their use of technology to protect Hajj pilgrims from the heat, with more than 1.8 million ...

More than 1.5 million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off ...

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 ...

MECCA—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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During an expanded coordination meeting with officials and representatives of Qatari Hajj campaigns ... heat exhaustion during the peak of the heatwave. He emphasized that the mission prioritizes ...

“I am so happy, it’s such an amazing feeling,” said Reem al-Shogre, a 35-year-old Saudi national performing hajj for the first time. Following last year’s lethal heatwave, authorities have ...