At least one person was killed and 13 others were injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Marib Governorate, Yemen, local authorities said.

Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims assembled on Mount Arafat in western Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking the spiritual pinnacle of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

In a significant effort to control unauthorized pilgrims during the Hajj season, Saudi authorities have launched drone surveillance in the holy city of Makkah.

At least 1,301 people died during Hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat, News.Az reports citing BBC.

Over 1,000 pilgrims have died during the hajj this year as Saudi Arabia's Mecca continued to reel under intense heat, AFP reported