Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious ...

The three-day Islamic holiday of Eid Al Adha begins today, and with it, the end of the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the Five Pillars of the Islamic faith, the Hajj is both duty and blessing to ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi ...

On Monday, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj announced that the annual pilgrimage will, despite the worst fears of billions of Muslims around the world, still go ahead this year. It will however only be ...

This weekend approximately 2 billion Muslims around he world will celebrate Eid al-Adha, which commemorates Prophet Abraham’s test of sacrifice. More than 3 million pilgrims will be converging on ...

Hajj, the largest pilgrimage in the world, will be broadcast live on YouTube for the first time. About 2.5 million Muslims are expected to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the annual Islamic ritual ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...