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MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international ...

Muslims perform the Tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, at al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. (EPA Images pic) Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from ...

Saudi Arabia says more than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived from abroad, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha celebrations next week. The figure has surpassed last year’s international ...

Passenger numbers up 2% year-on-year, although air transport movements dipped. UK airport passenger numbers reached their highest level ever in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting the strength of ...

Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming haj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international ...

These figures are expected to rise further over the next two days as pilgrims continue to arrive from abroad ahead of the formal rituals that mark the beginning of the Hajj on Monday. Last year, the ...