Muslims in Mecca are marking the Day of Arafah which is the most sacred day in the Islamic calendar with millions having ...

More than 1.5 million pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque ...

Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca today after having completed the Haj pilgrimage in scorching heat ...

Muslim pilgrims from around the world arrived in Mina near Mecca ahead of the start of the Day of Arafa during Hajj 2026.

Iranian pilgrims at this year’s Hajj are staying under heightened Saudi security near the Grand Mosque.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

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One of the largest religious gatherings of the year has started.