Posts Tagged: Haj
More than 1,000 Die in Haj Amid Scorching Temperatures
More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part...
Saudi Arabia Expands Hajj to 1 Million Pilgrims, Easing COVID Curbs
Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Hajj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the...
Some of the World’s Worst Stampedes
At least eight people were killed and many others injured in a crush at the opening night of rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival triggered...
Muslims at Haj Converge on Jamarat for Ritual Stoning of the Devil
More than two million Muslim pilgrims hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Tuesday, the start of the...
First: Muslims to Fly From Israel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj
In a possible sign of improved relations between Israel and the Saudi Kingdom, some 766 Israeli Muslim Arabs will soon be able to make the...
Rumors Circulate of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Impending Demise
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hasn't been seen in public in three weeks, raising speculation that the recurrence of an old health issue could...
