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RIYADH, June 20, 2024 (AFP) – The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown showing that of 658 Egyptians who passed away, 630 were unregistered pilgrims. All told, around 10 countries have […]
RIYADH, June 4, 2024 (AFP) – Saudi Arabia said Tuesday pilgrims can expect average high temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) during the hajj, which last year saw thousands of cases of heat stress. “The expected climate for hajj this year will witness an increase in average temperatures of one and a half to two degrees above normal in Mecca and Medina,” national meteorology centre chief Ayman Ghulam told a press conference. The […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said no Filipino had been reported injured or killed in a tragic crane accident Friday at the Mecca Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia ahead of the annual Hajj. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reported that no Filipino was reported injured or killed in that accident. “As of today, wala naman pong report so far tungkol sa mga Pilipinong nadamay […]
