‘In a closed box’: Trapped Gazans blocked from Hajj pilgrimage
This year’s Hajj pilgrimage came against the backdrop of the raging war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian militants. Pal...
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Over a million Muslims take part in Hajj pilgrimage under the shadow of war
More than 1.5 million Muslims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, p...
At least 19 hajj pilgrims die from extreme heat in Saudi Arabia
At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities from their countries sai...
At least 550 pilgrims died due to intense heat during hajj, diplomats say
Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again u...
Relatives search for missing in Saudi Arabia as hajj death toll tops 900
Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in s...
Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat
The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers...
'Nobody is picking up the dead bodies': Extreme heat sees hajj death toll rise
The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers...
More than 1,300 pilgrims died during the hajj, say Saudi authorities
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that m...
Saudi Arabia says more than 1,300 died during hajj pilgrimage due to heat
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat. Dr Steffen...
Bodies in Saudi streets during the Hajj; football offers refuge from violence in Haiti (6/7/2024)
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