NAHCON cited high demand for air slots from other countries as the reason for the slow airlift of Nigerian pilgrims.The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed to Nigerian pilgrims ...

More than 1,000 people have died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia – with temperatures having reached a peak of 51.8C in Mecca in recent days. Around 1.8 million Muslims have taken ...

Saudi Arabia's Hajj overhaul includes policy updates and high-tech safety measures following last year's heat deaths.

The Hajj office sources said Biman Bangladesh Airlines has so far transported 14,182 pilgrims with 36 flights, while Saudi ...

The kingdom ran a pared-down pilgrimage during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharply reducing the scale of the Hajj between 2020 and ...

Two Hajj pilgrims from Bangkalan, East Java, passed away inside the plane just an hour before arriving in the country.

Bangladesh has formally requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to retain the current minimum quota of 1,000 pilgrims per Hajj agency, instead of implementing the planned increase to 2,000 in 2026. The ...

Mauritania Airlines has dismissed rumours a flight carrying hundreds of Hajj pilgrims crashed on its way to the holy Muslim ...

Here is a look at the hajj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is undergoing a state-of-the-art transformation this year. But will tech spoil the spiritual ...