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June 13, 2024

Over 1.5 million Muslims arrive in Mecca for Hajj

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale.

July 8, 2022

Muslim pilgrims stream out of Mecca for hajj high point

Hundreds of thousands of hajj pilgrims began streaming out of Mecca Thursday ahead of the highlight of the annual rites, which have attracted huge crowds despite the continuing pandemic and unforgiving heat.

April 7, 2021

Saudi Arabia to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca

Saudi authorities said Monday only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims.

October 5, 2020

Mecca reopens for limited ‘umrah’

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam’s holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus.

August 23, 2018

China provides rail service in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims

Around 2.5 million pilgrims start using light rails constructed and operated by China.

August 31, 2017

Muslims begin pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims begin the annual haj pilgrimage, heading to a tent camp outside the holy city of Mecca.

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