In 2001, 35 people died in a stampede during the devil stoning ritual, while in 1998, some 180 died. In the worst Hajj-related disaster, 1,426 people died in 1990 during a stampede in a tunnel ...

This year, entry to the city of Mecca is forbidden beginning on April 25 and through the month-long Hajj season ... of Christian pilgrims died in a stampede caused after fire spread throughout ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 24: A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to ...

Mexico’s president offered condolences to the victims of Thursday’s hajj stampede, while Iran’s top leader called in Spanish for Saudi Arabia to apologize. FC Barcelona News: Will Luis ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has urged Bangladeshi citizens, both at home and in Saudi Arabia, not to attempt to perform Hajj, the largest religious gathering of the Muslims, without an ...

The latest service via the Tawakkalna app is linked to the unified digital platform for Hajj permits, the "Tasreeh" (permits) which has recently been launched by the Saudi Ministry of Interior in ...

Unauthorised Hajj attempts to incur fines of up to SR20,000, SR100,000 for facilitators Dubai: As the annual Hajj season approaches and to safeguard the security and sanctity of the annual Hajj pi ...

Ahmedabad: Pilgrims greet their family members and relatives as they leave for annual Hajj pilgrimage, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Friday, May 2 ...

A total of 38,570 Bangladeshi pilgrims, including management personnel, have reached Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year. Of them, 4,564 pilgrims have travelled under government management, while ...

(AFP) Hajj 2025: The number of annual Hajj pilgrims to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia from Jammu and Kashmir has reduced by about 70 per cent in last two years, officials said. The decline in ...

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has reopened the Nusuk site, allowing 10,000 more Indian pilgrims to register for the 2025 Hajj. This follows India's intervention to prevent the cancellation of some ...