Hajj Pilgrims
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
Middle East
June 21, 2024
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be…
Saudi Arabia limits pilgrims to 60,000 this year, Saudi citizens only
Middle East
June 13, 2021
Saudi Arabia limits pilgrims to 60,000 this year, Saudi citizens only
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Saturday has restricted the number of pilgrims to 60,000 this year, limited…
Haj pilgrims begin rite which caused deadly crush
Middle East
September 12, 2016
Haj pilgrims begin rite which caused deadly crush
Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims performed a symbolic stoning of the devil on Monday, the riskiest part of the annual…
Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,110
Middle East
October 19, 2015
Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,110
The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,110 pilgrims, a new…
Death toll in Saudi stampede climbs to 1,453, making it deadliest event to strike hajj
Egypt
October 9, 2015
Death toll in Saudi stampede climbs to 1,453, making it deadliest event to strike hajj
A new tally shows last month’s crush and stampede at the Saudi hajj was the deadliest event to ever strike…
EgyptAir operates 38 flights for two days to bring home pilgrims
Egypt
October 4, 2015
EgyptAir operates 38 flights for two days to bring home pilgrims
EgyptAir will operate 38 flights over the coming two days to bring home pilgrims from Jeddah and Al Madinah Al…
Iran says Hajj death toll could rise
Middle East
September 29, 2015
Iran says Hajj death toll could rise
The head of Iran’s Hajj organization has claimed the latest number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the stampede in Mina…
Egypt death toll from hajj disaster rises to 55
Egypt
September 27, 2015
Egypt death toll from hajj disaster rises to 55
Egypt said Sunday that 55 of its citizens are among the more than 700 people who died in a crush…
Most missing hajj pilgrims ‘from Iran, Pakistan’
Egypt
September 27, 2015
Most missing hajj pilgrims ‘from Iran, Pakistan’
Iran and Pakistan are the two countries that appear to have suffered the highest number of casualties in this week’s…
‘They will trample on me’: hajj crush survivor
Middle East
September 26, 2015
‘They will trample on me’: hajj crush survivor
Injured survivors of a hajj stampede that killed 769 people have recounted their struggle to survive, trapped among a surging…