More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for ... - AP News
Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Mecca so far.
Begging gang disguised as pilgrims arrested at Karachi Airport - ARY News
19 hours ago · KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a 10-member group of beggars, attempting to travel to Saudi Arabia in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims, ARY News reported.
Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of ... - Associated Press News
Jun 14, 2024 · Muslim pilgrims have converged on a vast tent camp in the desert near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, officially beginning the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the city of Mecca so far on Friday.
For many Muslim pilgrims, a dangerous unauthorized Hajj is the ... - CNN
Jun 25, 2024 · It is unclear how many unauthorized pilgrims made it to this year’s Hajj, but Saudi news outlet Al Sharq Al Awsat reported Tuesday that 141,000 such pilgrims received free medical treatment...
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 ... - Associated Press News
The Hajj pilgrimage has officially started in Saudi Arabia. Some 2 million pilgrims are making their way from the holy city of Mecca on Monday to a tent camp on its outskirts for a day and night of prayer after circling the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site.
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj ... - POLITICO
Jun 23, 2024 · CAIRO — More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said...
Govt Launches Haj Suvidha App 2.0 for Ease of Pilgrims, Check
13 hours ago · Representational image. (Image: AFP) Minority Affairs Ministry on Saturday launched the Haj Suvidha App 2.0 with the new version introducing key features such as air travel details, a navigation system with Mina maps, and medical history and health advisories for Indian pilgrims going on Haj. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the ...
Hundreds of Hajj Pilgrims Reported Dead Amid Extreme Heat
June 21, 2024. During the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim calendar, at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed at sacred...
Strike Against Vaishno Devi Ropeway Project Enters Second Day, Pilgrims …
20 hours ago · Hundreds of pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district faced hardships as a 72-hour strike by local stakeholders against a proposed ropeway project entered the second day on Saturday. The strike by shopkeepers, and pony and palanquin owners started on Friday amid apprehension that ...
pilgrims - Arab News
Jun 19, 2024 · Hundreds of Yemen pilgrims stuck in KSA after Houthis seize Yemenia planes. US, UK planes pound militia targets in Taiz, Hodeidah amid escalating ship attacks. The Houthi Ministry of ...