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Hajj pilgrims will have to wear e-bracelets in wake of deadly stampede
Muslim pilgrims joining this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet, after more than 2,000 died in a stampede...
Top Iran leader warns of ‘harsh’ measures over hajj disaster
Iranian-Saudi tensions intensified Wednesday as Tehran threatened a “fierce” response over delays in repatriating hajj stampede victims and...
Saudi Arabia accused of neglect over deadly disaster at hajj
Saudi Arabia faced new accusations of neglect Friday in the hajj disaster that killed over 700 people, the second tragedy at this year’s pilgrimage...
717 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 700 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
700 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 700 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
453 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 450 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
310 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 300 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Scores killed and hundreds injured in crush during Hajj pilgrimage
Up to 150 people are reported to have died and hundreds more have been injured in a crush during a pilgrimage to Mecca.
2 million Muslim pilgrims gather for pinnacle of hajj in Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrims from around the world began gathering before dawn on Wednesday in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks...
More than 2 million Muslims in Saudi start hajj pilgrimage
More than 2 million Muslims on Tuesday started the first rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest pilgrimages that draws...
Tears and prayers as some 2 million Muslims mark peak of hajj at Mt Arafat
Some 2 million Muslims from around the world gathered today at a desert hill near Mecca in Saudi Arabia in an act of faith and repentance during the climactic...
Muslim pilgrims in mass movement as hajj begins in Mecca
Muslim pilgrims from around the world are arriving at Mount Arafat in western Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, the spiritual peak of their...

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