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More than 1.5 million Muslims will pray on Mount Arafat in soaring temperatures on Saturday, in the high-point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Worshippers from...

MAKKAH: The annual ceremony of changing Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held at the Grand Mosque of Makkah (Masjid-A-Haram) early this morning as more than two million...

MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA: From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual hajj in western Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

MAKKAH: Over two million pilgrims from all parts of the world, expected to perform Hajj this year, Tuesday began their journey from the holy city of Makkah to nearby Mina for the world's largest annual gathering.

MAKKAH: A sea of pilgrims began moving on Wednesday towards the holy site of Muzdalifah, where they gather pebbles for the last major rite of this year's Hajj.