Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj are set for a home-bound journey, as Saudi Arabia, on Monday, announced the successful ...

Against the backdrop of the Kaaba and the bustling Grand Mosque, young pilgrims from across the globe are redefining the ...

The Kingdom's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had earlier confirmed the start of the new Umrah season which means new batches of ...

The annual Hajj pilgrimage drew to a close on Monday without major incident, despite a number of deaths. A total of 1.6 ...

The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a faith-based civil society group, has commended stakeholders for improved service ...

Saudi Arabia's Hajj overhaul includes policy updates and high-tech safety measures following last year's heat deaths.

The kingdom ran a pared-down pilgrimage during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharply reducing the scale of the Hajj between 2020 and ...

Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year on Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship ...

More than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage to ...

Saudi Arabia has barred more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca this week ...

Mauritania Airlines has dismissed rumours a flight carrying hundreds of Hajj pilgrims crashed on its way to the holy Muslim ...

Millions of Muslims have gathered in Mecca, marking the beginning of the five-day Hajj pilgrimage —the world's largest annual religious gathering. It is year 1446 in the Islamic calendar. Pilgrims are ...