The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.
Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia threw pebbles at a large pillar in a symbolic ritual during the final days of Hajj. This act is seen ...
Saudi officials said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring temperatures. More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in ...