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EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?
Mecca (AP) — Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week’s Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
Saudi-Iran thaw improves haj services for Iranian pilgrims
Mecca (Reuters) - Iranian haj pilgrims travelled to evening prayers in Mecca's Grand Mosque in a brand new bus this week, as reconciliation between...
Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Mecca (AP) — Muslim pilgrims streamed into the holy city of Mecca on Friday ahead of the start of Hajj next week, as the...
Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
Mecca (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an...
Israel says hoped-for direct Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia won’t happen now
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday that hoped-for direct flights to Saudi Arabia for the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage would not happen this year,...