In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo taken with slow shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Amr Nabil, ...

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi ...

Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, mandatory at least once in a lifetime for all physically and financially ...

Muslim pilgrims head to perform the stoning of the devil, known as "Ramy Al Jamarat", a symbolic ritual held during the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims from all over the world gather in Mecca for the annual ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has introduced a child safety ...

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque launched a child safety initiative in Makkah, ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has urged the Muslim public to adhere strictly to Saudi Arabia's permit rules ...

Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they keep social destination to protect themselves against the coronavirus ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the ...