Saudi authorities are increasing their use of technology to protect Hajj pilgrims from the heat, with more than 1.8 million expected at the world’s largest annual religious gathering.

Wednesday marked the beginning of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that brings more than a million observant Muslims to Saudi Arabia every year. Authorities have ratcheted up heat ...

Saudi Arabian authorities urged pilgrims to avoid staying outside a shelter during the hottest part of the day as pilgrims prayed on Mount Arafat on Thursday, at the peak of the ...

Saudi Arabia has issued safety warnings to Hajj pilgrims amid extreme heat forecasts. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has ...

So far, 25 male and four female pilgrims from Bangladesh have died during Hajj this year. Of them, 19 died in Makkah, nine in Madinah, and one on Mount Arafat. In the Saudi public hospitals, 19 others ...

Muslim pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat on Thursday during the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, as Saudi officials called on participants to refrain from being outside during the hottest ...

Srinagar: As the annual Hajj pilgrimage 2025 concludes, the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir is all set to ...

While last summer, Hajj coincided with a vicious heatwave, and more than 1,000 pilgrims died as a result of searing temperatures of up to 125 degrees F. The Saudi authorities are said to be hoping ...