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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muslim worshipers pray at the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 23, ...

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FILE -- In this Sept. 11, 2016 file photo, hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira Mosque in Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

For the 1.8 billion Muslims around the world, the Hajj is considered a spiritual pinnacle. Each year, up to three million pilgrims descend on Mecca – the epicenter of the Muslim world – to seek ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia uses its oversight of the hajj to bolster its standing in the Muslim world — and to spite its foes, from Iran and Syria to Qatar. DUBAI, United Arab ...

Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine hosted a “Learn about Hajj” event for children, on Thursday, Aug. 31, highlighting the importance of the Islamic holy pilgrimage to Mecca. Children and ...

Every year, scores of devout Muslims from around the globe make the trip to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform one of the five pillars of Islam - Hajj. The annual pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site is ...

The federal government has described as commendable the successful outcome of this year’s Hajj facilitated by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, even as it impressed on the stakeholders ...

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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved Hajj Policy 2017, in addition to lifting a moratorium on new gas connections and the execution of development schemes. Chairing a meeting of the ...

TEHRAN, Iran – A senior Tehran official says Iranian authorities are ready to "participate in bilateral talks" with Saudi Arabia about the 2017 hajj pilgrimage. The official IRNA news agency late on ...