Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died ...

A Saudi government spokesperson says more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in the country for this year’s Hajj ...

Saudi Arabia has barred more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca this week ...

Saudi authorities, which strictly controls Haj, have stated that multiple-entry visas were being misused. Some travellers ...

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended block work visas and some other types of temporary visas for nations of 14 countries ...

The start of Dhul Hijjah leads to the Hajj, a holy pilgrimage for Muslims, and Saudi Arabia has confirmed the Hajj start date ...

Saudi officials say they have stopped more than 269,000 Muslims without permits for the Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca.

The Kingdom's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had earlier confirmed the start of the new Umrah season which means new batches of ...

Three Spanish pilgrims performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia rode on horseback to Mecca, traveling thousands of kilometers in ...

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is undergoing a state-of-the-art transformation this year. But will tech spoil the spiritual ...

Some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to perform an obligatory spiritual journey called Hajj, or pilgrimage. The month of Dhul Hijjah began the night of May 28 with the ...