Hajj 2024
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Saudi: Heatwave claimed 1,301 lives during Hajj
Agencies Saudi Arabia has broken its silence on the number of casualties that succumbed to heatwaves and sunstroke during this…
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Hajj heatwave deaths: Ugandan pilgrims safe
None of the more than 1,500 pilgrims that took part in this year’s annual Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah) died,…
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Hajj death toll surges past 900
by Agencies The death toll from the scorching heat in Saudi Arabia surged past 900 hajj pilgrims on Wednesday, June…
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Hajj death toll reaches 20
Agencies A Nigerian pilgrim is among the 20 deaths that were recorded during this year’s Hajj – the annual holy…
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Over 2 million Muslims in Makkah for Hajj
by Euronews.com More than two million Muslims from around the world congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi…
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4 arrested for defrauding Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested four men suspected of involvement in the fraudulent issuance of forged Hajj permits. Two…
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Eid-al-Adha to be celebrated June 16
The Dhul Hijjah crescent has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, signaling the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah,…
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1,500 Ugandan pilgrims set for Hajj
At least 1,500 Ugandans will attend this year’s Hajj, records at the Uganda Bureau of Hajj Affairs (UBHA) show. The…
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Offer shortened prayers, Haramain Imaams ordered
Imaam at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, and Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah have been directed to shorten the length of recitation…
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King Salman to host 1,000 Palestinian Hajj pilgrims
King Salman bin Abdul-Aziiz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has issued a royal order, inviting 1,000 family members of martyred…
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