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Saudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll, but one list circulating online suggested at least 550 people died during the five-day Hajj. Hundreds died during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia ...

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom. Ministry of Media/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ...

When is Hajj 2025? Officials from Saudi Arabia confirm start date. T he period of Hajj is to begin on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah and end on the thirteenth day, lasting five to six days.

Saudi Arabia has announced that the annual Hajj pilgrimage will begin on June 4 after observatories confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the kingdom ...

Extreme heat kills more than 1,300 during Hajj pilgrimage 00:15. More than 1,300 people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at ...

Saudi Arabia is expecting 1 million Muslims to attend the hajj pilgrimage, which will begin on July 7, after two years of limiting the numbers because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ...

Muslim pilgrims prepare to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Amr Nabil. By The Associated PressUpdated June 4, 2025.

Muslim pilgrims take a nap at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Amr Nabil High temperatures, adrenaline, and physical ...

Saudi Arabia Says The Hajj Will Be Limited To 60,000 People This year's pilgrimage, which begins in mid-July, will be limited to people from within the kingdom because of the pandemic. Last year ...

In 2015 a stampede in Mina killed more than 2,400 pilgrims, the deadliest incident ever to strike the Hajj, according to an AP count. Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede.

When is Hajj 2025? Officials from Saudi Arabia confirm start date. T he period of Hajj is to begin on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah and end on the thirteenth day, lasting five to six days.