{"id":1088,"date":"2026-05-25T12:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/25\/millions-gather-in-mecca-for-hajj-despite-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:41:06","slug":"millions-gather-in-mecca-for-hajj-despite-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1088","title":{"rendered":"Millions gather in Mecca for Hajj despite security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--video t-content--video--16x9\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-02bd8684-396b-495f-a009-3a1dde3f917e data-show-hidden-video-player=\"02BD8684-396B-495F-A009-3A1DDE3F917E\" data-wrapper-video-player data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million people have already reached the kingdom, with numbers expected to rise further as many say they are willing to take the risk to complete the pilgrimage.                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/middle-east\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Middle East\">    Middle East<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/mecca\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Mecca\">    Mecca<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/hajj\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Hajj\">    Hajj<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <button class=\"m-box-expand__button a-link\" data-box-expand-button><br \/>\n        <span class=\"m-box-expand__button__open\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-hover-content\" data-hover-label=\"Read more\">Read more<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"m-box-expand__button__close\" data-box-expand-button-close>                <\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-hover-content\" data-hover-label=\"Read less\">Read less<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div data-org-name=\"video-playlist\" data-org-type=\"layout-list\" class=\"o-layout-list  grid-1-2-3\" data-layout-list-wrapper>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/middle-east-deep-mistrust-clouds-us-iran-negotiations\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/10c510b6-5831-11f1-a36e-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-130307-130825-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/10c510b6-5831-11f1-a36e-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-130307-130825-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/10c510b6-5831-11f1-a36e-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-130307-130825-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/10c510b6-5831-11f1-a36e-005056bf30b7\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-130307-130825-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/10c510b6-5831-11f1-a36e-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-130307-130825-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 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32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"US-Iran closing in on deal to end war: Trump says it could reopen Hormuz\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/us-iran-closing-in-on-deal-to-end-war-trump-says-it-could-reopen-hormuz\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>US-Iran closing in on deal to end war: Trump says it could reopen Hormuz<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-24T14:24:02+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                24\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/trump-says-iran-deal-largely-negotiated-would-reopen-strait-of-hormuz\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e425f2fc-5748-11f1-b42a-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080134-080308-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e425f2fc-5748-11f1-b42a-005056bfb2b6\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080134-080308-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e425f2fc-5748-11f1-b42a-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080134-080308-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e425f2fc-5748-11f1-b42a-005056bfb2b6\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080134-080308-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e425f2fc-5748-11f1-b42a-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080134-080308-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated', would reopen Strait of Hormuz\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/trump-says-iran-deal-largely-negotiated-would-reopen-strait-of-hormuz\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says Iran deal &#8216;largely negotiated&#8217;, would reopen Strait of Hormuz<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-24T12:11:11+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                24\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/france-bans-israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-after-unspeakable-behavior\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 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