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Filipino pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia are reportedly currently stranded in Muzdalifah, an open area associated with Hajj, the Philippine Embassy in Saudi said Wednesday, June 28. The embassy said it is already acting on the situation, and has also called on Saudi authorities, including the...

Filipino pilgrims attending the Hajj have started arriving in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. The first batch of Filipinos composed of around 292 individuals arrived in Madinah via a Philippine Airlines flight, the DFA added. They were welcomed by Philippine...

Photo: Xinhua News Agency RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia announced on Monday its plan to bring the number of pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj season back to the pre-pandemic level. "The number of pilgrims will return to what it was before the pandemic, without any age limit," Saudi Minister...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia said Saturday it will permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year's hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages. The hajj ministry "has authorised...