Saudi officials estimate that around 100,000 pilgrims joined last year's hajj illegally, posing safety risks for the more than 1.8 million who were permitted to take part — Abdel Ghani BASHIR Living ...

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Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. Earlier this ...