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

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

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.

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.

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

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...