Tag: Hajj
Over 1.5 million pilgrims begin hajj under blazing sun
More than 1.5 million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the...
NAHCON Official Denies Favouring South-South Staff For 2025 Hajj Operation
NAHCON Official Denies Favouring South-South Staff For 2025 Hajj Operation
Saudi hajj pilgrims’ deaths highlight how extreme heat kills
More than 1,000 people have died at this year's hajj pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, an...
Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat
The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday, more than half...
Hajj: One of the five pillars of Islam
The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Friday with well over...
Hajj Disasters: Stampedes, infernos and a bloody siege
It is Islam's holiest pilgrimage, but the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been plagued...
