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Two million expected as Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca have 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 event is returning to its full capacity for the first time since ...

26 Jun 2023 at 19:19

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Muslim pilgrims take part in stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down

Muslim pilgrims have cast stones at pillars representing the devil in the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. This year’s pilgrimage was the first in three years to be held without coronavirus restrictions and drew more than ...

29 Jun 2023 at 14:21

World

Nearly 1.5m foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for annual hajj

Muslim pilgrims have streamed into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the hajj next week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale after three years of heavy restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi officials ...

23 Jun 2023 at 16:09

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Saudi Arabia expecting one million in largest hajj since pandemic

One million Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s five pillars. Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow some 850,000 Muslims ...

06 Jul 2022 at 11:49

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Yorkshire vow to block ‘offensive’ followers after response to Adil Rashid tweet

Yorkshire have said they will block followers on their social media sites who post anything which is “deemed offensive”. The White Rose county have responded to a series of comments after announcing on Twitter that bowler Adil Rashid was ...

09 Jul 2022 at 12:14

World

One million begin hajj in largest Islamic pilgrimage since pandemic

One million pilgrims from around the world gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform the initial rites of the hajj, marking the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic curtailed the ...

07 Jul 2022 at 12:46

World

More than 1.5m Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign ...

12 Jun 2024 at 10:25

World

Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of Israel-Hamas war

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca have converged on a vast tent camp in the desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage amid sweltering temperatures. Ahead of their trip, pilgrims circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Grand ...

14 Jun 2024 at 10:34

World

Pilgrims undertake final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

Hordes of pilgrims embarked on a symbolic stoning of the Devil in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the ritual marking the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims ...

16 Jun 2024 at 17:31

World

Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for worship as Hajj reaches its peak

Following in the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, Muslims from around the world congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for intense, daylong worship and reflection. The ritual at Mount ...

15 Jun 2024 at 09:14

World

Muslim pilgrims wrap up Hajj with symbolic stoning of the devil amid deadly heat

Muslim pilgrims used the early morning hours on Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, as noontime summer heat caused heatstroke among thousands wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage. ...

17 Jun 2024 at 14:44

World

Hundreds died during Hajj pilgrimage amid intense heat, Saudi officials say

Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites, officials have said. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the ...

20 Jun 2024 at 08:50

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