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'Bodies On The Ground': Pilgrims Recount Hajj Heat Horrors

After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret.

International Business Times

At least 14 dead and 17 missing during Hajj pilgrimage amid soaring temperatures

The heat reached 47C in Mecca on Sunday and 46C in the nearby pilgrimage site of Mina

Evening Standard

Watch live: Muslims hurl stones during ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual during annual Hajj pilgrimage

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic Hajj ritual of stoning pillars representing the devil in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, 29 June.

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Huge crowds swarm from Mecca for hajj climax

MINA, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city near Mecca for the climax of the annual hajj that Saudi officials say could break attendance records.

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Hajj pilgrims perform final rituals in Mecca before heading to Mina

Pilgrims in Mecca are performing their final rituals before heading to Mina in preparation for the Hajj

The Independent UK

What is Hajj? A step-by-step guide to the Muslim pilgrimage

Here’s how Muslims perform the rituals of Hajj every year, following an ancient example.

Al Jazeera

Mohammed Bin Salman Project Revives Historical Structure of Five Mosques

The second phase of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for Developing Historical Mosques includes five mosques in the Makkah Region with the aim of protecting and renovating their historical structure, in addition to prolonging their lifespan and maintaining their architecture affected by the changing climate over the past decades…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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MWL Chief Meets Islamic Leaders, Figures at Hajj

Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa held a series of friendly meetings at the League’s building in Mina and its headquarters in Makkah with several senior scholars, muftis, and religious leaders in various countries of the Islamic world. Issa also received calls from senior Islamic figures, including muftis, heads of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

British-Iraqi Travels on Foot Across 11 Countries to Make it to Hajj

Saudi Arabia’s acting Minister of Media, Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi received on Sunday Adam Mohammed, a British citizen of Iraqi decent, who came to the Kingdom on foot from the United Kingdom to perform the Hajj, reported the Saudi Press Agency. Meeting in Mina, Mohammed briefed the minister on his ten-month…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Muslim pilgrims 'stone the devil' as haj nears end

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims threw pebbles on giant columns symbolising Satan on Saturday, part of the haj pilgrimage that has drawn to a close as Muslims around the world celebrated the first day of Eid al-Adha feast.

Reuters

Thousands 'stone the devil' as packed hajj winds down

Mina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Thousands of Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the "stoning of the devil" ritual marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday Saturday, as a hajj pilgrimage that drew 900,000 visitors began winding down.

AFP

This Eid al-Adha, the new rules for hajj have left many frustrated

The Saudi Arabian government's new rules for the pilgrimage left many Muslims frustrated and disappointed. Some couldn't make the journey, and others were shocked by the conditions upon arrival.

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Muslims 'stone the devil' as almost million-strong hajj winds down

Mina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the "stoning of the devil" ritual marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Saturday, as this year's expanded hajj pilgrimage was winding down.

AFP

Sweat, pray, love: extreme heat hounds hajj

Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - The hajj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but worshippers this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hajj Crowds Move to Mina as Pilgrimage Pinnacle Nears

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims journeyed from Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah to a white-tented city in Mina on Thursday as they neared the highlight of the biggest Hajj ritual since the coronavirus pandemic began. Worshippers took buses or walked to Mina, seven kilometers (four miles) from Makkah's Grand…

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Hajj crowds move to Mina as pilgrimage pinnacle nears

Mina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims journeyed from Saudi Arabia's Mecca to a white-tented city in Mina on Thursday as they neared the highlight of the biggest hajj ritual since the coronavirus pandemic began.

AFP

Muslim pilgrims stream out of Mecca for hajj high point

Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of hajj pilgrims began streaming out of Mecca Thursday ahead of the highlight of the annual rites, which have attracted huge crowds despite the continuing pandemic and unforgiving heat.

AFP

Hajj disasters: Stampedes, infernos and a bloody siege

Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - It is Islam's holiest pilgrimage, but the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been plagued by deadly disasters, from stampedes to militant attacks.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Khalid al-Faisal to Asharq Al-Awsat: Spiteful Parties Are Undermining Saudi Role in Holding the Hajj

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of the Makkah Region and President of the Central Hajj Committee, is overseeing the preparations to hold this year’s holy Hajj pilgrimage. He presided over a meeting of the Central Hajj Committee at Mina, extending his gratitude…

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