Hajj 2024: More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca - AP News
Jun 12, 2024 · Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Mecca so far.
Extreme heat: More than 1,300 died during Hajj this year | AP News
Jun 24, 2024 · More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage as the faithful faced soaring temperatures at Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi health minister said 83% of the fatalities were among unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in …
Hundreds of Hajj Pilgrims Reported Dead Amid Extreme Heat
June 21, 2024. During the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim calendar, at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed at sacred...
Standing where Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon, 2 …
Jun 27, 2023 · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Around 2 million Muslims are converging Tuesday in the valleys and hills around Mecca for the pinnacle day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. They're gathering at Mount...
Hajj deaths: ‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat ... - CNN
Jun 22, 2024 · 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,...
‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia
25 Jun 2023. The pilgrimage of Hajj has begun as crowds of Muslims donning white robes circle the Kaaba, the cubed structure at the epicentre of Islam’s holiest site, their prayers ringing...
Intense Heat Grips Saudi Arabia, Killing Dozens at Hajj - The New …
Jun 19, 2024 · Dozens of people have died amid scorching temperatures during the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, according to reports from official media in Europe, the Middle...
Soaring Temperatures and Profit Seekers Amplify Dangers on the Hajj
Jul 8, 2024 · Soaring Temperatures and Profit Seekers Amplify Dangers on the Hajj. “The halls felt like they were on fire,” one Jordanian woman said of her accommodations after she opted to take a cheaper ...
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 ... - Associated Press News
Jun 26, 2023 · The Hajj pilgrimage has officially started in Saudi Arabia. Some 2 million pilgrims are making their way from the holy city of Mecca on Monday to a tent camp on its outskirts for a day and night of prayer after circling the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site.
Hajj deaths: Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities as hundreds more ... - CNN
Jun 21, 2024 · The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be more than double that as reports emerged that as many as 600 Egyptian worshipers ...