Under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Jeddah will host the fifth annual Hajj Conference & Exhibition from November 9 to 12. Organized by the ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday. More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the country, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muslim pilgrims try to touch the door of the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, as they perform the farewell circumambulation called ...

Unlike other sacred sites, Mecca is closed off to believers of other faiths: only Muslims are permitted on the Hajj.

A Muslim pilgrim prays in front of the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the holy city of Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (AP ...

MECCA (AP) — Muslim pilgrims concluded the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by circling around the holy site of the black cube-shaped Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand ...

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MECCA (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have concluded the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by circling around the holy site of the black cube-shaped Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand ...