News Source: ITN
| about 9 hours ago
The downpour has also left thousands of Muslims, heading for the annual Haj pilgrimage, stuck in the Saudi city of Jeddah as authorities closed the road to Islam's holy city of Mecca. Officials say the deaths were caused by flooding and collapsed
News Source: Arab News
| about 18 hours ago
After spending the day at the spiritual highpoint of meditation and prayers in Arafat, millions of pilgrims moved after sunset to Muzdalifah to spend the night there before they proceed at daybreak to Mina. The pilgrims prayed in Arafat, a ritual
News Source: Arab News
| about 18 hours ago
The Royal Saudi Air Force�s active participation in Haj management has checked the numbers of illegal pilgrims sneaking into holy sites, said Lt. Cmdr. Abdulilah Rageh Al-Katheeri, stressing �this year we have checked their infiltration
News Source: The Daily Star
| about 22 hours ago
Saudi Arabia’s civil defense said Thursday that 77 people were killed in intense flooding in Jeddah and nearby areas, and that scores could still be missing. Jeddah civil defense spokesman Abduallah al-Omary said most of the deaths occurred in
News Source: CNN
| 1 day ago
The torrential rains and heavy floods that slammed and engulfed western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday killed dozens of people, but it appeared Thursday that none were Hajj pilgrims making the obligatory journey for Muslims across the globe.
News Source: Seattle Times
| 1 day ago
Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, following a day of torrential rains that killed at least 77 people. Flooding from the
News Source: The Guardian
| 1 day ago
Two million or more Muslim pilgrims braved scorching heat outside Mecca today to pray for forgiveness in the final stage of the annual hajj pilgrimage – the world's largest religious gathering. Wednesday's driving rain, Saudi Arabia 's worst in a
News Source: BBC
| 1 day ago
None of the casualties had been among the millions attending the Hajj pilgrimage, said a spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry. Heavy rainstorms on Wednesday had hampered the start of the annual Muslim event in the city of Mecca. The flood deaths