Search results
Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSaudi officials say close to 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country so far, the...
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMuslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on...
Saudi Arabia expects 1 million people in Mecca for largest hajj since pandemic struck
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in...
Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSaudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites. The...
Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, takes place this week
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoThe pilgrimage draws Muslims from around the world to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. MECCA, Saudi Arabia...
How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia's hospitality and tourism drive
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBillboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured...
Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for some
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSaudi Arabia is hosting its biggest Hajj pilgrimage in three years, starting Monday. Mohammed, a...
From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClick again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at...
Eid Al-Adha 2021: When is it, how is it celebrated and how to wish someone a happy Eid
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe second significant religious festival of Islam, Eid al-Adha, will begin on the evening of...
Muslims at Hajj brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic...