Stampede in Mina valley, the site of a vast tent city of pilgrims, leaves more than 800 others injured
At least 717 people have been crushed to death in a stampede outside Mecca and more than 850 injured in the deadliest disaster on the annual Hajj pilgrimage in a quarter of a century.
The tragedy unfolded in a dusty, overcrowded...
Ten Nigerians who traveled to Saudi Arabia for Islamic Hajj rites have passed away.
Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission in Mecca, Aliyu Tanko, confirmed the news, Premium Times reports. However, the cause of their death was not revealed.
Some sources have attributed the deaths to harsh weather conditions in Mecca....