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How Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Route initiative has made Asian pilgrims’ Hajj journey easier

Hundreds of thousands of Asian pilgrims are performing Hajj in Islam’s holiest cities, many of them as part of the Makkah Route initiative, which offers them ease of travel and relief after two difficult years of the pandemic.

Foolproof Hajj arrangements ensure stoning ritual at Jamarat runs safely, smoothly

Pilgrims at Hajj 2022 continued the “stoning of the devil” ritual for the second day at the massive Jamarat complex in Mina on Sunday. They each threw 21 pebbles at the three pillars that symbolize Satan.

Saudi Red Crescent volunteers ‘proud’ to serve Hajj pilgrims

Saudi Red Crescent Authority volunteers have provided numerous services and have many responsibilities toward the pilgrims of Makkah during the Hajj season.

Saudi minister receives British Hajj pilgrim who walked to Makkah

A British man of Iraqi-Kurdish origin who walked from Wolverhampton, England to Makkah to perform Hajj this year was received by a Saudi minister in Mina on Sunday.

Saudi scouts guide over 3,000 lost pilgrims on Eid day

Members of the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association guided over 3,000 lost pilgrims on the first day of Eid, Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. A total of 3,390 pilgrims of various nationalities were guided by the scouts to their destinations.