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

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

According to AFP, the death toll from the Hajj 2024 has surpassed 1,000, with more than half of those killed being unregistered pilgrims who...

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the...

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the...

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

Six Ghanaian nationals have been reported dead in Mecca due to an intense heat wave that swept through Saudi Arabia. This tragic development adds to...

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...

At least 672 Egyptians are among the more than 1000 people who have died on the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, security and medical sources report.