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Scaled-down, socially distanced hajj amid coronavirus pandemic

Muslims are arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca for the start of a unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Saudi Arabia announces ‘small and very limited’ Hajj pilgrimage

A Saudi official says the Hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws millions of Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most...

Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ Hajj due to coronavirus

Saudi Arabia says that because of coronavirus, only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage that traditionally...

Muslims should delay making hajj plans – Saudi minister

More than one million Muslims intending to travel to Islam’s holiest sites to perform the hajj should delay making plans this year due to...

More than two million Muslims in Mecca for start of annual hajj pilgrimage

More than two million Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the...

Hajj pilgrimage brings hope of healing for New Zealand mosque attack survivors

Two-hundred survivors and relatives from the Christchurch mosque shootings are travelling to the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this week as guests of King...

Saudi king funds Hajj trips for survivors of New Zealand mosque attacks

Two hundred relatives and survivors from the Christchurch mosque shootings are travelling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage as guests of King Salman. The...

At least 2,110 pilgrims died in hajj stampede, new figures show

A new toll has put the number of pilgrims killed during the crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month at 2,110 at...

Saudi King reaffirms commitment to Hajj after Iran criticism

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman says “irresponsible comments” and criticism from other countries against the kingdom’s handling of security during the hajj will not affect...

Saudi hajj death toll rises to a record 1,453

The crush and stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia last month was the deadliest event ever to strike the annual pilgrimage, according to...

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