Hajj

Hajj pilgrims begin
Hajj 2026
Society
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How war and rising costs are reshaping Hajj in 2026

As regional war unsettles air travel and economies, pilgrims are relying on sacrifice, community support, and overland routes to reach Mecca

Shimaa Elyoussef
19 May, 2026
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Book Club
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Lost in Mecca: Bouthayna Al-Essa's haunting tale of loss & faith

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Sumaiyya Naseem

22 October, 2025
Former prisoners from Syria, Palestine arrive in Mecca for Hajj in emotional journey
Hajj 2025
MENA
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Emotional Hajj journey for former prisoners from Syria and Gaza

The New Arab Staff
03 June, 2025
Muslims from different countries perform their morning prayers at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
Hajj 2025
MENA
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Saudi Arabia says Hajj pilgrimage to begin on 4 June

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 May, 2025
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi airline resumes first Iran hajj flights since 2015

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 May, 2025
Most significant mosque of Muslims: Masjid al-Haram
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia suspends visas for Egyptians, others ahead of Hajj

The New Arab Staff
07 April, 2025
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 January, 2025
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Hajj
Environment and Climate
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Will climate change make summer Hajj impossible in coming years?

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

23 July, 2024
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MENA
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Saudi suspends Umrah e-visas for Egyptians following Hajj deaths

The New Arab Staff
26 June, 2024
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World
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US couple 'walked for hours' before dying in Hajj heat

The New Arab Staff
25 June, 2024
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia says deaths during Hajj pilgrimage reach 1,301

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 June, 2024
Hajj
MENA
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Egypt to prosecute travel agents for 'fraudulent' hajj trips

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 June, 2024
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World
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Prominent Nigerian party leader dies in Hajj heatwave

The New Arab Staff
22 June, 2024
Hajj heat
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia sacks religious affairs minister amid hajj casualties

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2024
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Hajj
Society
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A hotter holy land: Why the Hajj disaster is a call to action

Lyse Mauvais

Lyse Mauvais

21 June, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt forms crisis unit on hajj deaths following soaring toll

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2024
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Over a thousand dead in Hajj heatwave including 658 Egyptians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2024
Hajj
MENA
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550 Hajj pilgrims die in heatwave amid negligence accusations

The New Arab Staff
19 June, 2024
Hajj
MENA
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Jordan, Tunisia report additional hajj heat deaths

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 June, 2024
Hajj
MENA
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Anger, accusations against Jordan ministry after pilgrim deaths

The New Arab Staff
18 June, 2024
Jordan
MENA
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Jordanian deaths at Hajj expose 'illegal' pilgrimage schemes

William Christou
17 June, 2024