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A few Nigerian pilgrims coming through Murtala Muhammed worldwide Airport, Lagos, who were returning from this year’s hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia, have narrated the circumstances that led to the death of 64 Nigerians and 240 still missing in the stampede that killed 717...

Iran berated Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the deaths of 769 people at the haj pilgrimage, demanding an apology and accusing its rival of seeking to evade blame, while Riyadh in turn accused Tehran of playing politics with the disaster. As for the things that humans can not...

Iran and Saudi Arabia have been locked in a war of words over last week’s stampede, with Riyadh accusing Tehran of politicizing the tragedy and Iran demanding an apology from Saudi Arabia, which it says mismanaged the Hajj.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have been stepping up their war of words over last Thursday’s stampede, with Riyadh accusing Tehran of politicizing the tragedy and Tehran demanding an apology from Saudi Arabia, which it says mismanaged the Hajj. Interior Ministry spokesperson Major...

Meanwhile, Saudi Health Minister Khalid al-Falih said the stampede “was perhaps because a few pilgrims moved without following instructions by the relevant authorities”.

“The Saudi obstinacy, playing a] blame game and shirking its heavy responsibility for the death of several thousand pilgrims of the House of God will further tarnish Saudi Arabia’s image in the world“, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham,...

He assured that the injured pilgrims would be provided with all possible medical treatment on their return to Pakistan by the government. Saudi officials have yet to comment on the discrepancy in the toll as countries around the world struggle to identify their dead.

He directed the officials of prime minister’s office to telephone all the relatives of 63 missing pilgrims and acquaint them with the latest information.

The death toll from Thursday’s stampede at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Haj, has risen to 769.

Saudi Arabia has rolled out a special metro train service for this year’s Haj season that will allow almost 3,70,000 pilgrims to travel daily from Mecca to Arafat and help reduce traffic congestion.

An official of the Telangana State Haj Committee told IANS that the deceased had been identified as Bibi Jaan, a resident of Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad.

Addressing a joint press conference of the commanders of security forces taking part in Haj in Mina on Tuesday, Al-Shuwairekh said that the authorities have started legal action against 70 bogus offices engaged in cheating pilgrims.

A report on the incident will be submitted to him this Friday, 18 September, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The hotel’s guests are among close to two million Muslims from around the world expected for the Hajj, which begins officially on Tuesday.

This year’s pilgrimage is expected to start around September 22, but Al Sudais told the wounded that, God willing, they would be spiritually rewarded for their intention to perform the hajj if they are physically unable to make the actual pilgrimage.