Heat-related deaths of US couple during Hajj raise concerns over pilgrimage conditions
A US couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were walking for over two hours in scorching temperatures before they succumbed to heat stroke, their daughter has told the BBC. Alhaji Alieu Dausy Wurie, 71, and Haja Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among an estimated 1,300 people who died during […]
Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims as coronavirus cases spread
Saudi Arabia Foreign Affairs ministry says the suspensions were temporary – but did not say when they would end.