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Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit
CNN.com· 1 hour agoHundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoIt started a day after pilgrims congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill known as Mount Arafat. The...
Excruciating heat blamed as hundreds of pilgrims die on journey to Mecca
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAt least 550 people have died during pilgrimages to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMuslim pilgrims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer on Sunday, around the Kaaba shrine in Mecca -...
Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoHundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced...
Extreme heat threatens 2 million hajj pilgrims. Scientists warn it will only get worse.
The Christian Science Monitor· 6 hours agoNearly 2 million Muslims will reach the end of the hajj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has...
Iranian Kaaba replica built for hajj preparation
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs Muslims around the world embarked on the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, a video made the rounds in Facebook and TikTok posts that...
Photo of Louvre fertility god statue edited as 'Allah figurine in Kaaba'
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs Muslims around the world prepared for the annual hajj pilgrimage, an edited photo made the rounds...
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as over 1000 die in extreme heat
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoSaudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during...
Hajj deaths from heat pass 1,000
Newsweek· 11 hours agoOver 1,000 have died during extreme heat at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to tally by the AFP news agency. Reports also say the...