At least 28 people died after a bus carrying Pakistani Shiite pilgrims overturned in central Iran on Tuesday night (Aug 20). The pilgrims were travelling from Pakistan to Iraq, when the bus caught fire in front of the Dehshir-Taft checkpoint in Iran, around 681km (423 miles) south of Iran's capital Tehran.

Bus carrying pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, 28 killed

A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people. There were 51 people on board at the time of the crash. Watch in for more details!

Bus carrying 51 Pakistani pilgrims overturns in Iran, at least 28 killed

Bus carrying pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran

Tens of thousands of Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the seventh-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein.

Muslim pilgrims marked holy day of Ashura in Iraqi city of Karbala

Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir has broken all the previous records with over 100,000 people completing the pilgrimage in the first five days. This is a new record that has been made in the first five days of the Amarnath Yatra which started on June 29.

Over 100,000 pilgrims complete Amarnath Yatra in first five days breaking all previous records

The annual pilgrimage to Amarnath shrine commenced on Saturday with the first batch of pilgrims leaving the Baltal base camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district for the darshan of the holy cave. Watch in for more details!

Amarnath Yatra: 52-day Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security

Amarnath Yatra: First batch of pilgrims leave for cave shrine

The annual Amarnath Yatra began today in the Kashmir Valley amid heightened security across the Union Territory. Around fifteen thousand pilgrims took the journey on the first day from both the base camps in Baltal in Sonamarg and Nunwan in Pahalgam.

Amarnath Yatra begins in Kashmir Valley amid high security

At least 323 Egyptian pilgrims died during the hajj pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries' responses told AFP on Tuesday.

More than 300 Egyptian pilgrims die in hajj, most from heat: Diplomats

A large-scale search operation has been initiated to locate the terrorists responsible for the attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. Acc. to sources, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been tasked with investigating the incident, which left over 9 pilgrims dead and 33 others injured.

J&K bus attack: 3 terrorists nabbed,1 still on run; NIA takes over probe into terror attack

Saudi Arabia was hit by severe lightning storms and strong easterly winds on Tuesday (August 22) which led to widespread damage across the nation. The stormy weather's brunt was borne by the cities of Mecca and Jeddah, as well as several other regions.

Watch | Dramatic visuals show wild wind carrying away pilgrims amid storm in Mecca

Despite heavy rains and bad weather across Jammu and Kashmir, over one hundred thousand yatris (pilgrims) have visited the holy Amarnath cave in the first ten days.

Despite heavy rains, over 100,000 pilgrims have visited the holy cave at Amarnath

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Nine Pakistani citizens, who were returning from Medina to Riyadh after performing Umrah, were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia's Al-Qassim province, as per reports.

Nine Pakistani Hajj pilgrims killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and Muslims are required to perform it once in their lifetime. But this year, the Hajj lottery for western pilgrims has descended into chaos. Ghadi Francis tells why the hashtag #paidbutfailed has now gone viral.

The West Asia Post | Saudi Hajj lottery system slammed by pilgrims

The Amarnath Shrine Board has made Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, which help locate a person, compulsory for all the devotees taking the Amarnath pilgrimage this year.

Amarnath Shrine Board makes RFID tags mandatory for pilgrims

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is on his maiden foreign trip after taking office earlier this month. Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia for a trip that is seen as a bid to enhance financial support to Pakistan.

Pakistan PM in Saudi Arabia, pilgrims raise slogan against Shehbaz Sharif

According to the reports, Saudi Arabia will allow up to 1 million people to join the hajj pilgrimage this year and this is extremely welcoming for non-domestic pilgrims after two years of tight covid-19 restrictions.

Saudi Arabia opens hajj to one million pilgrims this year

If reports are to be believed, foreign Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia can extend their duration of stay to 30 days. Ministry of Hajj and Umrah seems to have announced the new directive.

Now, foreign Umrah pilgrims can stay up to 30 days in Saudi Arabia, says report

In a welcome move, Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has announced on Sunday that the kingdom has decided to accept foreign pilgrims, who want to perform Umrah in the Grand Mosque of Makkah under the updated coronavirus-related restrictions.

Finally, inoculated foreign pilgrims can perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia  

The selection process for pilgrims for Haj 2022 will be based on several Covid-appropriate criteria, including complete inoculation with all required doses, and in accordance with the guidelines set by the governments of India and Saudi Arabia, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday.

Selection of Haj pilgrims to be based on Covid-appropriate criteria

Pilgrims will begin to arrive in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic with only fully vaccinated residents permitted to participate.

Pilgrims head to Mecca for second hajj during pandemic

Due to the spread of COVID-19 Iran commemorated Ashura with social distancing measures. Pilgrims on Iraq mourned with masks & gloves. The month of Muharram marks a period of intense grief as a mark of mourning the death of Hazrat Imam Hussain, also known to many as the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

Muharram 2020: Pilgrims mark Ashura in Iraq's Kerbala with masks & gloves

63 people who returned from Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, to Nawanshahr here have tested positive for COVID-19, said officials on Sunday. Also read: IAF starts flypast from Dal Lake to salute COVID-19 workers; transporting medical supplies too "63 out of 130 people, who returned from Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, have tested positive for COVID-19," said Vinay Bulani, Deputy Commissioner.

63 Hazur Sahib pilgrims test positive for COVID-19 in Punjab's Nawanshahr

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