Arabie: un attentat déjoué à La Mecque

Les autorités saoudiennes ont annoncé avoir déjoué un attentat d'envergure contre la Grande mosquée de La Mecque, qui aurait pu causer de nombreuses pertes humaines alors que des dizaines de milliers de fidèles étaient rassemblés sur le site du premier lieu saint de l'islam.

Hajj 2016: More than a million Muslims head to Mecca. - Pilgrims will be given electronic bracelets storing personal and medical information

Millions of Muslims from around the world have started arriving in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a central pillar of the Islamic faith that re-enacts the actions of the Prophet Muhammad from more than 1,400 years ago.

Iran holds ceremony to pay tribute to dead Iranians in Saudi Hajj disaster

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday urged for an investigation into the latest Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia which left 465 Iranian pilgrims dead.

Iran warns of 'fierce' reaction if Saudi does not return hajj dead

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened a "fierce" reaction Wednesday if Saudi Arabia does not quickly repatriate victims of last week's hajj stampede.

Security boosted on final day of hajj

Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the toll from a stampede rising to 769.

Saudi Arabian Hajj stampede death toll rises

The death toll from Thursday's stampede during a Hajj ritual outside of Mecca has risen to 769, Saudi Arabia's health minister has said.

Hajj Stampede Caused by Closure of Exits for the Passage of VIP Convoys (Report)

While  no clarification came out of the Saudi authorities regarding Mena incident which left nearly 1000 pilgrims killed, except the Saudi Minister of Health who blamed the victims for their deaths, a US newspaper quoted witnesses as confirming that the Saudi officials are responsible for the incident.

Saudis Blame Pilgrims for Their Own Deaths in Hajj Stampede

Saudi Arabia on Friday suggested that pilgrims who ignored crowd control rules were responsible for causing a stampede that killed more than 700 people at the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

UN chief "deeply saddened" at stampede deaths at hajj in Saudi Arabia

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the death of more than 700 Hajj pilgrims and of injuries to many others as a result of a deadly stampede in the Mina Valley in Saudi Arabia.

Tehran accuses Saudi of safety errors after deadly stampede

Iran accused Saudi Arabia of safety errors after at least 43 of its citizens died Thursday in a stampede that killed several hundred pilgrims during the annual hajj ceremonies.

At least 717 dead in Mina stampede

At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.

More than 300 killed in Saudi Hajj stampede

At least 310 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's civil defence directorate said.

Hajj: 150 dead and 400 injured in Mina stampede

Saudi Arabia’s civil defense says that at least 150 pilgrims have died while 400 others were injured when a stampede broke out in the tent city of Mina, reported Al Arabiya News.

Saudi probes Mecca crane collapse that killed 107

Saudi authorities on Saturday were investigating a construction crane collapse that killed at least 107 people during a storm at Mecca's Grand Mosque, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Scores dead in crane accident inside Makkah Sacred Mosque

A horrific crane accident inside the Sacred Mosque in Makkah left at least 65 people dead and scores injured on Friday, the Directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense said.