MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its ...

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and a focal point for followers of the faith, but it's also home to about 2 million people who live everyday life there. ... During Hajj season, ...

Some 2.5 million people are expected to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this week. Reuters. Amr Nabil/AP ...

Pilgrims leave after offering prayers outside at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Friday, June 14, 2024.

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 17, 2024.

Muslim pilgrims complete this year's Hajj as deadly triple-digit temps sear Mecca Dozens of pilgrims, including at least 41 Jordanian nationals, died of sunstroke in 116-degree Saudi heat.

Hajj takes place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. With the final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, on its way, some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to perform an obligatory ...

During this year's Hajj period, daily high temperatures ranged between 46 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) and 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mecca and sacred sites in and ...

As preparations for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage gather momentum, the Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare ...

An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4. The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims from all over the world and a ...