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Official Death Toll From Hajj Pilgrimage Climbs Into the Hundreds
New York Times· 20 hours agoDuring the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim...
What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC News· 1 day agoPakistan, Malaysia, Jordan, Iran, Senegal, Tunisia, Sudan and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region...
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit
CNN.com· 2 days agoHundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the...
More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMuslim pilgrims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer on Sunday, around the Kaaba shrine in Mecca -...
Egypt To Prosecute Travel Agents Over Hajj 'Fraud': Government
International Business Times· 1 hour agoEgyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and...
'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAfter years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to...
A man effected by the scorching heat is helped by other Muslim in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy...
Homenewshere.com· 5 days agoA man effected by the scorching heat is helped by other Muslim in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy...
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as more than 1,000 die in extreme heat
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSaudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during...
'Incredible' Bedtime Story routs Royal Ascot rivals
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 1 hour agoThe 11-8 favourite, a daughter of the legendary Frankel and Mecca’s Angel, surged clear to win by nine and a half lengths from runner-up Pentle Bay. It was a sixth win of ...
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
CNN.com· 17 hours agoThe official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll...