Saudi Arabia blocked nearly 270,000 Muslims from entering Mecca for Hajj to manage crowds and ensure safety. Unauthorized access was a key factor in last year's fatalities.

The Hajj, which is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it, is one of ...

The Mashaer Metro Train made its first trip on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Hajj season, which begins on Wednesday when Hajj pilgrims heading to Mina to spend the Day of Tarwiyah. The train ...

Dubai: As part of its preparations for the upcoming Hajj season, the Royal Commission for Mecca City has completed a sweeping series of infrastructure and urban development projects in the central ...

Saudi Arabia has rolled out a first-of-its-kind initiative to transport critical medical supplies during this year’s ...

Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week's pilgrimage, citing high temperatures.

Saudi Arabia has barred nearly 270,000 people from entering Mecca to mitigate overcrowding and safety risks ahead of Hajj ...

Imagine ordering life-saving medicine and having it arrive in just six minutes. That’s the kind of futuristic healthcare ...

The Hajj pilgrimage begins Wednesday, June 4. In terms of tourism, it's one of the most important weeks in Saudi Arabia.

Watch a live view from the Grand Mosque in Mecca that houses the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. Muslim pilgrims are arriving in ...

An Afghani elderly pilgrim on wheel chair is pushed by her son, Mawlavi Abdullah Hamayoun, outside the Grand Mosque, during ...

Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim ...