Mecca

Saudi Arabia will witness the Dhul-Hijjah moon on Sunday. This moon represents the last month of a 12-month Islamic lunar calendar. Traditional moon…

The number of deaths among Egyptian pilgrims went up to 16, said Major General Shakir al-Kayal, Assistant Interior Minister for the…

At least 61 Egyptian pilgrims died during the hajj this year, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Ashiry said…

  Saudi authorities quickly dispersed a protest by hundreds of Syrian pilgrims calling for the fall of Syrian President Bashar…

Muslim pilgrims rushed to complete the final rituals of the annual hajj on Sunday as they thronged a Saudi devil-stoning…

  The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rose to 43 Saturday, Egyptian hajj delegation head Mohamed al-Attar said, after 13…

The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque called on Arabs and Muslims on Friday to take "practical and urgent" steps to…

Syrian pilgrims raised rebel flags as the hajj reached its climax near Mecca on Thursday, despite a call from Saudi…

Three Egyptian pilgrims died Wednesday, bringing the death toll of Egyptians conducting hajj in Saudi Arabia this year to 19,…

In response to news reports of the alleged kidnapping and brutal rape of an Egyptian woman in Mecca, the Foreign…