Safety measures were in place at the site -- one where fatal stampedes have been frequent -- but "caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said. The tragedy marked the ...

In the cable, H.H. Sheikh Sultan extended his heartfelt sympathies and condolences over the sad incident. He prayed to Allah Almighty to bless the souls of the dead with mercy in Paradise and bestow ...

Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede. A separate crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier the same year killed 111. The second-deadliest incident at the Hajj ...

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Amb. Nurain Mumuni has advised Nigerians not to attribute the recent ...

Throughout history, January 12 has been witness to some big moments. In 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake that ...

Egyptian worshippers pray during a memorial for the victims who were killed in a stampede during the hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, at the Omar Makram mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday ...