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Saudi Arabia says 1,301 deaths during Hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims

Dead came from more than 10 countries stretching from the United States to Indonesia

Published 24 Jun, 2024 12:28am

World

Egypt to prosecute travel agents for ‘fraudulent’ Hajj trips

Egyptians accounted for 658 deaths, 630 of them unregistered pilgrims

Published 22 Jun, 2024 11:43pm

World

‘Saudi state did not fail’ after hundreds dead during Hajj: official

AFP tally, compiling official statements and reports from diplomats involved in the response, put the toll at 1,126

Published 21 Jun, 2024 10:55pm

Life & Style

Videos purportedly showing Hajj pilgrims’ bodies go viral

More than half of the deceased were unregistered worshippers

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:04pm

World

Heavy rainfall break heat spell in various areas of Makkah

Hajj pilgrims express gratitude to Allah for rain

Published 17 Jun, 2024 06:59pm

World

Hajj ends amid deadly Saudi heat spike

Temperatures reach 51.8°C at Makkah's Grand Mosque

Published 17 Jun, 2024 06:37pm

World

At least 19 Hajj pilgrims die from extreme heat in Saudi Arabia

Temperatures have pushed well past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual pilgrimage

Published 17 Jun, 2024 09:53am

Life & Style

Pakistani woman delivers boy on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia

Newborn, weighing in at 3.04kg, has been aptly named “Arafat” in honour of the revered location

Published 17 Jun, 2024 12:04am