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.

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

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...

Saudi authorities reported that more than 1,300 people lost their lives during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage due to extreme high temperatures 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 1,000 people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at...

CAIRO (AP) - More than 1,000 people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at...

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