Mount Arafat

Photo Story: The Tawaf during the Hajj Pilgrimage 2022

Muslims perform the Tawaf' (circumambulation) ritual around the Kaaba at the Masjidil Haram, Islam's holiest site during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 07 July 2022. A million Muslim…

Masked haj pilgrims on Mount Arafat pray for COVID-free world

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Thousands of face-masked Muslims gathered on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday, praying for an end to the pandemic and faster vaccination as the annual haj…