The Hajj begins amid extreme heat in Mecca: Saudi Arabia deploys thousands of medical staff following last year’s tragedy

The 2026 Hajj pilgrimage has already begun in Mecca under sweltering heat that has Saudi Arabian authorities on high alert. With temperatures forecast to reach up to 48 degrees Celsius this week, more than a million Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving in Islam’s holy city to take part in one of the...

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