Conclusion: A 1953 photo of a now-changed pillar in Mina, Saudi Arabia is being falsely shared as one of a shivling in Mecca.

Fact-Check: A photo showing people around a stone pillar is being shared on social media, with the false claim that it shows ...

At least one person has died and two others have been injured in a stampede, as over a million Rohingya gathered for an Iftar at the Ukhiya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred in ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved Max Air to transport intending pilgrims from Jigawa for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the Jigawa ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved Max Air to transport intending pilgrims from Jigawa for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the Jigawa State ...

As Katsina State Muslims prepare to be airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi for the 2025 Hajj, out of 3,680 seats allocated to the state by the National Hajj Commission, approximately 1,850 pilgrims ...

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 ...

Weeks after the New Delhi station stampede that killed 18 people, the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday replaced the top railway officer of the Delhi division. Besides the Divisional Railway Manager ...

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We do not want to hear there’s a stampede and people are disrespecting our officials ... Alhaji Collins Dauda, Chairman of the Hajj Board, reiterated the challenges Muslims went through every year ...

The Chairman of the Interim Hajj Board, Collins Dauda, says Ghana currently offers the lowest fare for the Hajj pilgrimage in the entire Sub-Saharan region, charging Muslim citizens less than $ ...

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 ...