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What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMuhammad Acha, a Hajj organizer for a private group said during the summer, a typical pilgrim may...
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoSaudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took...
'Only by God's mercy that I survived': Hajj became a death march for 1,300 in extreme heat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoA man on their tour group contacted Saida Wurie to say her parents were missing on Mount Arafat...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoIt started a day after pilgrims congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill known as Mount Arafat. The...
At least 1,300 religious pilgrims killed by Saudi Arabia heat wave
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAn extreme heat wave killed 1,301 Muslims on a sacred pilgrimage last week, according to Saudi...
Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat
Houston Chronicle· 7 days agoMuslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic...
Muslim pilgrims complete this year's Hajj as deadly triple-digit temps sear Mecca
Fox News· 5 days agoMuslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with...
Scorching Heat Ravages Hajj as More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoHundreds of Egyptians were among the dead. Pilgrims began to succumb to the heat on Saturday, the...
Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast
Associated Press· 7 days agoMuslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers...
More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
Daily Telegraph· 5 days ago“The pilgrims went without food, water, or air conditioning for a long time” and died “because they...