Despite Middle East war, foreign pilgrims flock to Mecca for hajj
Advertising Home Middle East Despite Middle East war, foreign pilgrims flock to Mecca for Hajj Middle East Despite the war in the Middle East, foreign pilgrims have flocked to Mecca to participate in this year’s Hajj. According to officials, more than 1.5 million have already arrived in Saudi Arabia, surpassing last year’s numbers. The conflict triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February saw Tehran order waves of strikes on targets in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, prompting widespread air traffic disruptions and causing travel costs to surge.
- ▪Advertising Home Middle East Despite Middle East war, foreign pilgrims flock to Mecca for Hajj Middle East Despite the war in the Middle East, foreign pilgrims have flocked to Mecca to participate in this year’s Hajj.
- ▪According to officials, more than 1.5 million have already arrived in Saudi Arabia, surpassing last year’s numbers.
- ▪The conflict triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February saw Tehran order waves of strikes on targets in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, prompting widespread air traffic disruptions and causing travel costs to surge.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Pilgrims from the West flock to hajj despite Mideast war — Japan Times
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| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 05:39:03 GMT |
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Advertising Home Middle East Despite Middle East war, foreign pilgrims flock to Mecca for Hajj Middle East Despite the war in the Middle East, foreign pilgrims have flocked to Mecca to participate in this year’s Hajj. According to officials, more than 1.5 million have already arrived in Saudi Arabia, surpassing last year’s numbers. Issued on: 24/05/2026 - 07:39Modified: 25/05/2026 - 07:13 1 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May 22, 2026.
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