Here’s all you need to know about the date, history, significance and key rituals of Hajj, from wearing the Ihram to celebrations of Bakrid.

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For some ... on Friday. Many pilgrims went to Mecca afterwards to circuit the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure in the holy city, and walk between the hills of Safa and ...

Saudi Arabia will resume issuing Umrah visas starting June 10, 2025, welcoming international pilgrims from June 11. This ...

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and ... Other rituals include performing “tawaf,” circumambulating, or circling the Kaaba in Mecca ...

Pilgrims were performing the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Wednesday with over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part.

Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In the coming ...

Trio brave elements and enjoy hospitality of fellow Muslims on 8,000km pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for haj, a route not taken ...

Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal declared on Sunday the success of this year’s Hajj, stressing Saudi Arabia’s pride in serving the pilgrims. Preparations are underway to ...

Three Spanish pilgrims performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia rode on horseback to Mecca, traveling thousands of kilometers in snow and rain and along a path they said had not been trekked for more than ...

Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr ...

The two leaders exchange views on strengthening bilateral cooperation across political, economic, and security domains ...