The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and involves a series of religious rituals.

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke to former Syrian prisoners who arrived in Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage.

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

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

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

Here is a look at the hajj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Suzanne Heegaard of Prayercast, MNN’s sister ministry, says, “This is a very holy week for Muslims. They prepare for months, ...

Hajj is the major Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah – one of Islam's five pillars – and is required once in a lifetime for all ...

It is Islam's holiest pilgrimage, but the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which begins on Wednesday, has in recent decades ...

With temperatures soaring above 40°C and last year’s death toll exceeding 1,300, authorities are deploying 250,000 personnel ...