as people across the northern hemisphere battle a scorching heat wave. According to the AFP, at least 1,081 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site, as ...

has warned intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj to prepare for extreme heat, following the deadly heatwave that claimed the lives of several Nigerian pilgrims in 2024. NAHCON Chairman, Prof.

Jordan's Foreign Ministry confirmed its 14 citizens had died "after suffering sunstroke due to the extreme heat wave." The Hajj takes place during the hot Saudi Arabia summer. Temperatures have ...

During Hajj 2024, temperatures in Mecca soared to between 46°C and 51°C, resulting in more than 2,760 reported cases of heatstroke in a single day, along with multiple heat-related deaths.

June 2025, this new restriction aims to prevent unauthorised travellers from staying back in the country for Hajj, Travel ...

Saudi Arabia’s National Meteorological Centre (NMC) has announced that the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will be the last to take place during the intense summer heat for the next 16 years, as the Islamic ...

Muslim pilgrims were wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the farewell circling around Kaaba in Mecca's ...

AP journalists saw pilgrims fainting from the scorching heat, especially on the second and third days of the Hajj. Some vomited and collapsed. Historically, deaths are not uncommon at the Hajj ...

NAHCON chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, issued the warning while inspecting the commission’s facilities in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has warned ...

This decision stems from the challenges faced during the previous Hajj season. In 2024, an estimated 1,200 pilgrims tragically lost their lives due to extreme heat and overcrowding. A significant ...

leading to overcrowding and intense heat. In one such incident during the Hajj in 2024, at least 1,200 pilgrims were killed. The kingdom has a quota system, which allocates specific Hajj slots to ...

The temporary restriction, scheduled to take effect on April 13, 2025, encompasses citizens from India, Egypt, Pakistan, ...