Riyadh says more than four-fifths did not have permit to make pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures hit 51.8C

More than 1 000 people are reported to have died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage due to extreme temperatures. Temperatures in Mecca reached a...

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

At least 1301 people died during hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat.

At least 1301 people died during hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat.

At least 1,301 people died during Hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat

At least 550 people have died during the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in the scorching heat, it has been reported. Temperatures reached...

MECCA — Six pilgrims from Burkina Faso have died due to illness while attending the Hajj in 2024, marking a somber note in this year's...

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