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

A Saudi government spokesperson says more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in the country for this year's Hajj.

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims clambered up rocks and nestled between boulders on Thursday ...

Saudi Arabia has deployed over 50,000 health workers and introduced advanced technologies to protect the health of pilgrims ...

The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can ...

Pilgrims from every corner of the world have begun Hajj 2025 rituals under the open skies of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, braving ...

About 1.4 million faithful from across the globe will descend on Mecca and its surrounds for the 2025 haj pilgrimage. Read ...

Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj — the 'stoning of the devil' — on Friday, as Muslims around ...

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

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived on Thursday in Mina, on Mecca’s outskirts, to oversee measures taken ...

Breaking down the numbers by gender, 877,841 male pilgrims participated in the Hajj, while 795,389 female pilgrims completed the rituals.

Every year, millions of Muslims journey to Mecca to fulfil the Hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and deeply personal ...