MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its ...

Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a ...

This follows an announcement from Saudi Arabia on Saturday that it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj. Saudi Arabia has placed travel restrictions on ...

We are now in Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and most sacred month in the Islamic calendar, marking the pilgrimage known as Hajj and the festival of Eid ul Adha. Muslims all over the world will be ...

Some 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world flock annually to the cities of Mecca and Medina for the week-long ritual but in 2020, no overseas visitors were allowed. The Saudi Minister of Health, ...