The Saudi Arabia General Authority for Statistics announced yesterday that the total number of pilgrims who perform Hajj this year reached 1,673,230 pilgrims. These include 1,506,576 foreign pilgrims, ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal ...

The Hajj is a time of great reverence for the Muslims who embark upon the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in adherence with a pillar of Islam. But this year’s gathering was tinged by sorrow as a sustained ...

Saudi Arabia credits the drop to targeted public health measures and better coordination Muslim pilgrims holding umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat, walk around Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, ...

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced on Thursday that a total of 1,673,230 pilgrims are performing Hajj. Of these, 1,506,576 arrived from abroad, while 166,654 are from within the ...

To mark Eid al-Adha (“Feast of the Sacrifice”), a Muslim holiday that marks the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released data about the Muslim population of Israel.

There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the ...

Saudi Gazette report ARAFAT — The General Authority for Statistics announced on Thursday that the total number of pilgrims who perform Hajj this year reached 1,673,230 pilgrims. These include ...