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

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

RABAT, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan authorities said Friday that 20 pilgrims from Morocco have died during this year's Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia....

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

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

Saudi authorities reported that more than 1,300 people lost their lives during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage due to extreme high temperatures at...

Nine hundred pilgrims from across the world who were in Saudi Arabia on Hajj this year have died from a heat wave; 98 of them are Indians