More than 2,000 pilgrims have suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites

Massive crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat in searing heat yesterday at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the Saudi Arabian summer.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims yesterday walked or rode buses to a giant tented city near Makkah for the climax of the annual hajj that Saudi officials say could break attendance records.

Israel’s nationalist-religious government yesterday approved the construction of 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, despite US pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians.

Iran said yesterday it was hoping indirect talks with the United States could lead to a “positive” outcome for a prisoner swap.

Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Makkah’s Grand Mosque yesterday to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years.

Israeli forces yesterday killed a Palestinian who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack.

Israeli forces on Saturday killed a gunman who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack

Residents of the city of Kadugli in southwest Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country’s ongoing war, witnesses said.

Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, today for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat

Israeli forces yesterday demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of killing a soldier in the occupied West Bank, which has been hit by a new outbreak of violence.

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight on Tuesday, torching buildings and cars in apparent retaliation for the killing by Hamas of four Israelis near a settlement the day before, residents and officials said.

An Iranian intelligence officer has claimed that the United States and France are among some 20 countries involved in nationwide protests last year sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iraq yesterday unveiled a 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy, as the war-ravaged country works to recover from abroad antiquities looted from its territory.

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that Monday will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, after sighting the crescent moon

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian fighter in the occupied West Bank yesterday, Palestinian officials said, as the army said it came under fire during an operation to demolish an apartment.

China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Palestinian counterpart in Beijing yesterday.

Sweden should not expect a change of attitude from Ankara on its Nato membership bid at the Western alliance’s summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm,

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in a West Bank raid while four Israelis were injured in a separate shooting incident, as fresh violence hit the territory yesterday, officials said.