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Hazardous temperatures
More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits. It’s just the start
Saudi urges Muslims to defer hajj plans over virus
Saudi authorities are yet to announce whether they will proceed with this year's hajj, scheduled for the end of July.
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
Rather than standing and praying shoulder-to-shoulder in a sea of people from different walks of life, pilgrims this year are social distancing —...
2021 Hajj will depend on Saudi Arabia govt's decision: Mukhtar Abbas...
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that no decision has been taken by the Central government on the 2021 Hajj...
Grand Mosque in Mecca receives 1st batch of Haj pilgrims
The first batch of Haj pilgrims have arrived at the Grand Mosque in Macca to perform their first ritual for the annual pilgrimage, the Saudi Press...
Virus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage
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...
With pandemic in mind, pared-back hajj in Mecca for 2nd year
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...
Stalin urges Modi to allow Hajj departure from Chennai airport
Chief Minister MK Stalin has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow departure for Hajj pilgrimage from Chennai International Airport as usual.
