Nearly half a million pilgrims received medical treatment, including more than 140,000 without permits. Saudi Arabia has officially announced that at...

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the...

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the...

CNN  —  There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last...

CNN  —  There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last...

Searing heat in Saudi Arabia appeared to at least contribute to many of the deaths.

RIYADH, June 24 (YPA) – Saudi Health Minister Fahd Al-Jalajel said on Sunday that the death toll during this year’s Hajj season has risen...

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday.

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday.

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday.