Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hajj is one of the five pillars in Islam. It is an obligation upon every physically and financially able Muslim to perform once in ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to do it. It is a spiritual highlight for ...

Every meaningful reform encounters resistance. Those who have grown comfortable with the old order often interpret higher standards as oppression, stricter regulations as exclusion, and accountability ...

The Saudi Railway Company (SAR) announced the full operational readiness and actual commencement of the Al Mashaaer Al ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an already scorching region, the annual Hajj ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has unveiled sweeping reforms for licenced private hajj and Umrah tour ...

During registration, pilgrims will also have to choose their district for Hajj training and vaccination, the type of Hajj and ...

The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has unveiled a training programme for its zonal officers on the use of dollar debit cards ahead of the 2027 Hajj. The initiative is in response to new ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has introduced stricter qualification requirements for licensed Hajj and ...