Saudi officials say they have stopped more than 269,000 Muslims without permits for the Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca ...

More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj, with authorities vowing to ...

Hajj is performed between the 8th and 12th (or 13th) days of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia are cracking down on illegal journeys to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage after a larger ...