MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Millions of Muslim pilgrims converged Wednesday on the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the hajj pilgrimage, many of them praying for unity in the Islamic world at a time of ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Millions of Muslim pilgrims converged Wednesday on the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the hajj pilgrimage, many of them praying for unity in the Islamic world at a time of ...

The hajj pilgrimage began in earnest Friday as Muslims from around the world converged on their holy land. At the tent city of Mina, many prayed before dawn in cloud-covered valleys near Mecca. It was ...

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All 900 haj slots for Singaporean Muslim pilgrims in 2026 are filled, with a significant increase in elderly applicants ...

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat. The mound southeast of Mecca is little known outside Islam. For ...

ARAFAT, Saudi ArabiaARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat. The mound southeast of Mecca is little known outside ...