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Saudi airline restarts Hajj flights with Iran for first time since 2015 Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/18/2025 –
Hajj disaster: How more than 1,300 pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia as authorities failed to act Survivors recount scenes of
CNN — Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases” due to heat stress and “unauthorized” trips accounting for more than four out of five of the fatalities. “The health system addressed numerous cases of heat stress this year, with some individuals still under …
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CNN — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage soared to almost 500. Witnesses said worshipers losing consciousness and walking …
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Egypt revokes licences for tourist agencies following Hajj deaths More than 1,000 people died as a result of intense heat
Egypt has revoked the licenses of 16 travel agencies after a number of Egyptian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia this year without obtaining Hajj permits. “A preliminary number of 16 travel agencies have been found to have defrauded and transported pilgrims irregularly and did not provide any services to the pilgrims,” a Cabinet statement said …
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates CNN — Hundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures of up to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). Some 165 Indonesians are among the dead, CNN Indonesia reported, citing the country’s Consulate General’s Hajj …
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Saudi Arabia says no place for ‘political slogans’ in Hajj in apparent reference to Gaza Hajj minister says the pilgrimage
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