Source: Saudi news agency SPA Dubai: As the annual Hajj pilgrimage begins ... and manage their routes more effectively. With clear, accessible layouts, the maps are designed to improve safety ...

Millions will make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died ...

a more dangerous undertaking because these off-the-books pilgrims cannot access air-conditioned facilities provided by Saudi authorities along the Hajj route. One of the diplomats who spoke to AFP ...

Attempts to revive sea routes for Hajj under former Chattogram mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury were unsuccessful. Last month, Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain discussed the proposal with ...

The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost ... as many as 600 Egyptian worshipers perished on the route to Mecca amid extreme heat. At least 14 Malaysians ...

Cairo: A Saudi scheme, offering Hajj-related facilities to pilgrims coming from specific countries, is giving special attention to the elderly faithful. Under the “Mecca Route” Initiative ...

The public prosecutor for Jordan — which recorded at least 99 pilgrim deaths — opened an investigation into illegal hajj routes. And the authorities in Egypt said that they would revoke the ...