A severe heatwave during the hajj pilgrimage has resulted in deaths, with significant fatalities among Egyptians and Indians. The extreme temperatures...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the haj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of...

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

Saudi authorities reported that more than 1,300 people lost their lives during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage due to extreme high temperatures at...

Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases” due to heat stress and...

CNN  —  Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases” due to heat...

Hoda Nagib and her husband had walked 20km in the baking sun in Saudi Arabia while on Mecca pilgrimage

%BlogLink% %FearturedImage% %PostLink% The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of...

Five South African pilgrims passed away in Saudi Arabia during the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj but not due to the extreme heat.