The pilgrims were not present at the hotel at the time of the incident, having departed earlier for Mina to partake in the ...

Adha, a major Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim's devotion, is celebrated with sacrifice and community. While ...

MECCA: Working day and night in front of maps, screens and seemingly endless data, Saudi officials have harnessed artificial ...

Once home to some of the most infamous drug cartels, this neighborhood in Colombia's second largest city has reclaimed its ...

Temperatures in the holy cities of Saudi Arabia have so far reached 47 deg C. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Feasting remains a central part of Eid celebrations, with families and friends coming together to pray and share food in a ...

The Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure, is the focal point toward which Muslims face during their daily prayers from anywhere in ...

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. They fulfill a religious ...

Dubai: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims performed the four main rituals of Hajj on Friday in Mecca and Mina, completing a ...

Nearly 1.7 million pilgrims have begun the final phase of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, performing the symbolic ...