Conclusion: A 1953 photo of a now-changed pillar in Mina, Saudi Arabia is being falsely shared as one of a shivling in Mecca.

There have been several incidents of stampede in the past, reported from countries across the world. Prominent ones include the Hajj stampede of 2015 in Mecca, the Love Parade stampede of 2010 in ...

Safety measures were in place at the site -- one where fatal stampedes have been frequent -- but "caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said. The tragedy marked the ...

The upgrade of Hajj Village, a facility that had existed for decades and serves as a passage for Muslim pilgrims, is all of a ...

In 2001, 35 people died in a stampede during the devil stoning ritual, while in 1998, some 180 died. In the worst Hajj-related disaster, 1,426 people died in 1990 during a stampede in a tunnel ...

Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede. A separate crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier the same year killed 111. The second-deadliest incident at the Hajj ...

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Fears of a repeat of the 2015 disaster in which a stampede killed 2,300 people during the Hajj have also "spurred" officials to "crack down" on the "off-the-books pilgrims", said France 24.

Fact-Check: A photo showing people around a stone pillar is being shared on social media, with the false claim that it shows ...