Muslim pilgrims

More than 2 million haj pilgrims expected to attend the 2023 pilgrimage season this week in Mecca and Medina.

Muslim pilgrims vaccinated against COVID-19 gathered on Sunday for the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islams holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday.

Indonesia halted a mass congregation of nearly 9,000 Muslim pilgrims and began quarantining and checking their health Thursday to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

The hajj is no longer an old person's ritual as a new generation of youthful Muslim pilgrims has transformed both the annual rites and Makkah itself.

Muslim pilgrims joining this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet, newspapers reported.

Many of the faithful camped at the foot of Mount Arafat where they slept, exhausted from their journey, and prayed despite the scorching sun.

It's the time of year when Jakarta's international airport is packed with Muslim pilgrims waiting for flights to the holy city of Mecca.

Saudi Health Minister Abdullah Al-Rabia told reporters late Saturday that authorities had so far detected no cases among the pilgrims.

A two-day conference on "Penang and the Haj" for Muslim pilgrims will be held at the E & O Hotel Penang from Aug 17.

A car bomb attack on buses carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims to Iran killed 19 people and injured 25 in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest on Sunday, officials said.

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