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Saudi Arabia says this year’s hajj will not be canceled, but that because of the coronavirus only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the major Muslim pilgrimage.
June 22, 2020
Muslim pilgrims in face masks have begun arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca for a very different hajj amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 29, 2020
Each year between 2 to 3 million Muslims from around the world take part in a five-day pilgrimage in Mecca called the hajj.
Sept. 24, 2015
Sept. 23, 2015
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Nov. 25, 2009
Worshipers have started converging on one of Islam’s holiest sites for a scaled-down pilgrimage that usually attracts more than 2 million people.
July 27, 2020
Global inflation and economic crises over the past year have hiked prices for Islam’s Hajj pilgrimage dramatically.
June 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning Sunday, as over 2 million Muslim faithful are ready to take part in the ultraconservative kingdom.
Aug. 18, 2018
Over 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage Sunday.
The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. ___ 10:10 p.m.