Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for some
Global inflation over the past year has hiked prices for Islam's Hajj pilgrimage dramatically
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Official says Yemeni pilgrims depart Sanaa on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016
A Yemeni official says a commercial flight carrying more than 270 Yemeni Muslim pilgrims has left the rebel-held capital...
Iraq pilgrims defy virus protocols as case numbers rise
Thousands of Iraqi pilgrims have defied tight security measures set up by Iraqi authorities to contain the spread of the...
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage have circl...
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
Saudi Arabia has released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims back to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca t...
The Latest: Turkey closes bars, clubs, quarantines pilgrims
Turkey is closing bars and nightclubs to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
