More than a million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage under shadow of Gaza war

More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in exhausting summer heat. 

Flash Floods Wash Away Vehicles in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Umrah pilgrims to Mecca were greeted by thunderstorms and flooding on Friday as Jeddah braced for heavy rain.

Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to vaccinated foreigners | Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia says it will begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from vaccinated foreign worshippers starting on August 9.

Iran Condemns Terrorist Plot Targeting Mecca Grand Mosque

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned a foiled terrorist attack targeting the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, calling on regional nations to make unceasing efforts to combat “the sinister phenomenon” of terrorism.

Iranians mourn victims of Hajj stampede

Thousands of Iranians held ceremonies on Sunday to mourn their pilgrims died in the latest Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 24.

Iran Blames Saudi over 340 Missing Pilgrims, Dispatches Envoy to Investigate

Iran urged Saudi Arabia on Saturday to locate more than 340 of its nationals still missing in the aftermath of the deadly stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Iran says Saudi Arabia to blame for hajj stampede

Iran's supreme leader said Saudi Arabia is responsible for Thursday's stampede during the annual hajj in which 131 Iranians were among more than 700 Muslim pilgrims killed.

Mecca stampede death toll could rise

Saudi Arabia said the death toll in Thursday's stampede in Mina, neighboring the holy city Mecca, is expected to rise, Al Arabiya local news channel reported.

Iran to Summon Saudi Envoy Over Deadly Stampede Near Mecca

Iran will summon Saudi Arabia’s envoy in Tehran in protest of the stampede that killed hundreds of worshipers during a pilgrimage on the Muslim holiday, a senior Iranian diplomat said Thursday.

Over 700 killed in Hajj pilgrimage stampede

The death from a stampede during the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia has risen to 717 with around 805 people injured.

Hajj: 220 dead and 450 injured in Mina stampede

Saudi Arabia’s civil defense says that at least 150 pilgrims have died while 400 others were injured when a stampede broke out in the tent city of Mina, reported Al Arabiya News.

Scores killed in crane collapse in Mecca Grand Mosque

At least 65 people have been killed and 154 others injured after a crane collapsed in Mecca's Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority says.