Saudi Arabia declined to allow Iranian pilgrims to return via Taif Airport, despite its proximity to Mecca, which could have reduced part of their overland journey.

A private helicopter carrying pilgrims home from the Badrinath Dham shrine made a dramatic emergency landing in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district on Wednesday morning after striking a high-tension power line.

A total of 47,054 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far reached Saudi Arabia through 120 Hajj flights.

At least 20 people were killed when a jeep carrying pilgrims fell off a cliff in Nepal's Rolpa district on Thursday evening.

Rome welcomed a record 33.5 million pilgrims in 2025 for the Catholic Holy Year, Vatican and Italian officials said Monday. The surge of visitors boosted local tourism, shops, museums, and restaurants.

At least 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims are feared dead after a bus collided with a tanker near Medina on Monday.

More than 600 Shia pilgrims traveling between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in Iraq were briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems caused by a chlorine gas leak at a water treatment station, officials reported.

At least 18 Hindu pilgrims were killed in eastern India on Tuesday after a bus collided with a truck carrying cooking gas cylinders, triggering a devastating fire, officials said.