As per the Saudi government’s directives, Hajj pilgrims who have passed health screening will have to receive meningitis and ...

CAIRO — 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 authorities ...

Pakistan has formally requested the Saudi government to increase its Hajj quota to 230,000, in line with the country’s ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday instructed officials of the National Information Technology Board ...

"There is no hajj where you pay today and depart tomorrow. It doesn't exist. If someone promises immediate departure, it is ...

Pakistan has formally requested Saudi Arabia to increase its Hajj 2026 quota to 230,000 pilgrims, citing proportionality with the national population. The request was conveyed by Minister for ...

Saudi Arabia opens the early package preference phase for Hajj 2026, allowing pilgrims under the Direct Hajj Program to ...

This year, Hajj flights will begin on April 18, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Hajj agencies and airlines ...

Directorate of Hajj in Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued instructions to pilgrims regarding preparations for Hajj 2026, being held on February 13 and 14. Ministry of Hajj directed to make ...

CAIRO − Egypt formed a crisis unit on Thursday to investigate the deaths of Egyptians taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat, after medical and security sources said ...

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. They fulfill a religious ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca converged on a vast desert tent camp Friday, officially starting the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Earlier, ...