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

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

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

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has so far returned over 2,500, out of its 4, 767 pilgrims that performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia....

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.