The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step ...

Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well enough. The Saudi government isn’t measuring up as the custodian of the Hajj. Ask North American Muslims who have made the ...

Saudi Arabia recorded its highest-ever single-day Umrah attendance, with 500,000 pilgrims visiting the Grand Mosque in Makkah ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

Every year, millions of pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj, but officials expect an even larger crowd this year compared to previous years. The new visa policy affects travelers from Algeria ...

Some feel it compromises the traditional meaning of pilgrimage, while others see it as a vital safety and crowd management precaution. Hajj — one of the five pillars of Islam, is not merely a ...

The crowd is so big it would fill Wembley Stadium ... My family are saving up for the Hajj and I want to find out more about what it's like so I'm meeting Mary Batool Al-Toma a tour guide for ...

The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council has announced the resumption of Hajj registration, which was suspended two weeks ago.

Central Hajj Committee met to assess the readiness ... with discussions covering crowd management, transportation, and healthcare provisions. The committee also addressed several other agenda ...