MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains sweeping across Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage to Mecca left 48 people dead, it was reported Thursday.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Officials said they expect a lower turnout at the annual Muslim hajj in Saudi Arabia because of concerns about the H1N1 virus.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in Saudi Arabia estimate more than 1.6 million people streamed to the region surrounding Mecca on their annual hajj pilgrimage without incident.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Millions of Muslim pilgrims have journeyed to Mecca for the annual five-day Hajj and some privately funded groups are finding better accommodations than others.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Muslim pilgrims streamed into Saudi Arabia for the annual religious Hajj event of prayer and atonement at Mecca, birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Some 2 million Muslims from 180 countries on the annual Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday trekked to Mount Arafat for the pilgrimage's main rite.
JAKARTA, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The first group of Indonesian hajj pilgrims left Sunday for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The Hajj Pilgrimage Organizing Committee said of the 291 Indonesians who died in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 132 suffered heart attacks.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 7 (UPI) --
