MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll ...

FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, pilgrims walk around the Kabba at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Saturday, July 12, 2021, that this year's ...

Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The ...

To improve Hajj operations in the Southsouth geopolitical zone, the Federal Commissioner representing the region in the Board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alh. Sadiq Musa, has ...

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This year the Hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca — will take place on July 17 through 22. Unlike ordinarily, this won’t be a Hajj with 2.5 million pilgrims converging on Mecca from all parts of the globe.

(RNS) — In an effort to keep COVID-19 transmission to a minimum, Saudi authorities have deployed 20 robots to serve bottles of Islam's holiest water to often bemused pilgrims. (RNS) — Mementos of ...

FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, pilgrims walk around the Kabba at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Saturday, July 12, 2021, that this year's ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday. MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims ...