Hajj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate RIYADH: Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year’s Hajj were not officially registered with the... Updated 27 Jun, 2024 02:56pm
World Senegal tightens anti-Covid controls after Makkah deaths DAKAR: Senegal said Monday it had implemented voluntary Covid-19 screening tests and reimposed the wearing of masks... Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am
World Crowds stone the devil as biggest Hajj since pandemic draws to a close MINA: Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the “stoning of the devil” ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as... Published 28 Jun, 2023 02:07pm
World Hajj draws 1.8 million pilgrims, falls short of record MAKKAH: This year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage has drawn more than 1.8 million worshippers, Saudi Arabia’s statistics... Published 28 Jun, 2023 12:11am
Pakistan Hajj sponsorship scheme: OGDCL expands its support to employees ISLAMABAD: Launched in 1985 by sending four employees annually to perform Hajj in its early years, the Oil and Gas... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
World Muslim pilgrims perform Hajj's symbolic stoning of the devil JAMARAT: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims threw pebbles on giant columns symbolising Satan on Saturday, part of... Updated 09 Jul, 2022 07:28pm
World Pilgrims scale Mount Arafat in high point of biggest Covid-era Hajj MOUNT ARAFAT: Huge crowds of Muslim pilgrims started praying on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat early Friday, the high... Published 08 Jul, 2022 02:00pm
World Saudi welcomes 1m for biggest Hajj pilgrimage since pandemic MAKKAH, (Saudi Arabia): White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Makkah as Islam’s... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
World Saudi nabs nearly 300 Hajj pilgrims lacking permits MAKKAH: Saudi authorities have arrested and fined nearly 300 people caught trying to perform the Hajj without... Published 04 Jul, 2022 08:15pm
World The Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam MAKKAH: The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Wednesday with one million... Updated 04 Jul, 2022 03:36pm
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