Safety measures were in place at the site -- one where fatal stampedes have been frequent -- but "caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said. The tragedy marked the ...

In 2001, 35 people died in a stampede during the devil stoning ritual, while in 1998, some 180 died. In the worst Hajj-related disaster, 1,426 people died in 1990 during a stampede in a tunnel ...

The upgrade of Hajj Village, a facility that had existed for decades and serves as a passage for Muslim pilgrims, is all of a ...

The Government is expediting the processing of passports for pilgrims of the 2025 Hajj to facilitate smooth traveling and ...

There have been several incidents of stampede in the past, reported from countries across the world. Prominent ones include the Hajj stampede of 2015 in Mecca, the Love Parade stampede of 2010 in ...

The death toll in a stampede that broke out at New Delhi railway station late last night reached 18, officials said today. Eleven women and four children were among the deaths. For all latest news ...

Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede. A separate crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier the same year killed 111. The second-deadliest incident at the Hajj ...

Overcrowding is also quite common at the Hajj. In 2015, a stampede in Mina during the Hajj killed over 2,400 pilgrims, the deadliest incident to ever strike the pilgrimage, according to an Associated ...

There have been several incidents of stampede in the past, reported from countries across the world. Prominent ones include the Hajj stampede of 2015 in Mecca, the Love Parade stampede of 2010 in ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, and all Muslims who are physically and financially able are expected to perform it at least once in their lifetime. Sagar Malik Updated : Feb 13, 2025, 09:56 ...