Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
Two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Thursday for a vigil to atone for their sins and ask God’s forgiveness as the annual haj pilgrimage reaches...
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Muslims begin annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Wednesday, donning traditional white garments and heading to a tent camp outside the holy...
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 haj pilgrimage, a year after...
Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts (Updated)
Saudi Arabia’s top religious authority accused Iran’s leaders of not being Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional...
Iran says its pilgrims will not attend haj in Saudi Arabia
Iran’s Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation said on Sunday the country’s pilgrims would not attend the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage, blaming regional rival Saudi Arabia for...
Iranian Muslims to miss haj pilgrimage amid rift with Saudi
Iranian Muslims will miss the annual haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in September, media reported on Thursday, as Tehran and Riyadh traded blame over a...
Iran bans imports from Saudi Arabia, faces Saudi boycotts
Iran and Saudi Arabia took further steps to sever commercial ties on Thursday, intensifying a feud between the regional rivals, as Tehran announced a ban...
Iran leader demands Saudi Arabia apologise for haj deaths
Iran’s supreme leader has said Saudi Arabia should apologise for a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca that killed 769 worshippers performing the...
More than 717 pilgrims die in stampede in worst haj disaster in 25 years (Update 4)
By Nidal al-Mughrabi At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca,...
Saudi Arabia blames winds for deadly crane collapse, opens investigation
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam’s holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107...
