RIYADH: The death toll from this year’s haj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who...

Intense heat has killed hundreds taking part in the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, including one Australian, the government has confirmed.

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

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high...

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

Hundreds of people are thought to have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia - most of them due to extreme heat as temperatures soared past...

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...

Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia faced extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 52 degrees Celsius in Mecca, leading to health issues and fatalities.

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