A Grave Warning to Pilgrims
New Delhi: Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage due to the extreme heat in Mecca with temperatures soaring past 50 degrees Celsius. An alarming 83% of these…
New Delhi: Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage due to the extreme heat in Mecca with temperatures soaring past 50 degrees Celsius. An alarming 83% of these…
Hajj permits are allocated to countries on a quota system (File) Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred…
Hajj permits are allocated to countries on a quota system (File) Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred…
All told around 10 countries have reported 1,081 deaths during the annual pilgrimage. (File) Riyadh: The death count from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on…
The new deaths bring the total reported so far by multiple countries to 577, according to an AFP tally. Jerusalem: Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during…
Last year more than 1.8 million Muslims took part in the hajj, according to official figures. Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said the hajj will start on June 14 after astronomical observatories…