18 Indians among 717 killed in Haj stampede
Mina: The death toll of Indian pilgrims has risen to 18 in the grisly stampede at the Haj, which has so far claimed the lives of 717 people, the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi...
View ArticleMecca crush kills at least 310 during annual Haj pilgrimage
At least 310 people were killed in a crush at Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage. A civil defence authority said on Twitter...
View ArticleHajj ends as stampede death toll rises to 769
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the toll from a stampede rising to 769. Health Minister...
View ArticleSecurity boosted as death-marred hajj ends
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedies that have killed more than 800 people. Dozens of "special...
View ArticleThe Latest: Saudi king offers condolences over hajj tragedy
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. --- 8 p.m. The Saudi...
View ArticleThe Latest: Death toll in Saudi hajj tragedy reaches 719
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. --- 10:10 p.m. The...
View ArticleAs hajj nears, questions about deadly 2015 stampede remain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Marching with thousands of other pilgrims at last year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, 23-year-old Sobia Noor of Pakistan felt the crowd get tighter and the air grow thicker...
View ArticleSaudi prince says kingdom will remain in charge of hajj after deadly stampede
Turki al-Faisal says pilgrimage is a “matter of sovereignty”, following accusations of mismanagement of the event...
View ArticleOver 700 killed in crush of hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Two giant waves of Muslim pilgrims collided at an intersection Thursday near a holy site in Saudi Arabia, and more than 700 people were crushed and trampled to death in the...
View Article717 killed in hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia
A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual hajj pilgrimage in more...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Stampede at hajj kills 717 pilgrims
A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual hajj...
View ArticleHaj stampede: Saudi Arabia under pressure for answers
As the body count from the horrific Hajj stampede reached 719, the backlash started. Within hours, Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran had laid the blame for the deaths squarely on the heads of the...
View ArticleHajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia
At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say. Another 863 people were injured in the incident...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia accused of neglect over deadly disaster at hajj
Saudi Arabia faced new accusations of neglect Friday in the hajj disaster that killed over 700 people, the second tragedy at this year's pilgrimage overseen by the kingdom's rulers who base their...
View ArticleIran blames Saudi Arabia for over 700 killed in hajj crush
Iran ratcheted up blame on archrival Saudi Arabia on Friday over the disaster at the hajj the previous day that killed more than 700 pilgrims, as Muslims solemnly resumed the final rites of the annual...
View ArticleI Survived a Hajj Stampede
Thursday’s killing of more than 700 is a tragic reminder of Saudi Arabia’s dangerous exploitation of the Muslim pilgrimage. I should know—my baby and I were once nearly crushed, too. It was 13 years...
View ArticleHajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, explained for non-Muslims
At this moment, some 1.3 million people from 164 different countries are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, performing the hajj, the Islamic religious pilgrimage — including, according to the US State Department,...
View ArticleOver 700 pilgrims die in Mecca crush
ReutersMINA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster...
View ArticleIn Iran, bitter denunciation of Saudis over latest hajj disaster
An outpouring of grief for the dead and indignation against Saudi Arabia’s leadership swept across Iran on Friday, a day after more than 700 pilgrims were killed and more than 800 injured in a crush...
View ArticleWitnesses blame Saudi officials for Haj horror
MINA: Witnesses to a stampede that left more than 700 people dead at the Haj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Saudi authorities and said they were afraid to continue the rituals. The worst tragedy in...
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