A Makkah couple were blessed with triplets on Sunday, officials of the Maternity and Children's Hospital said on Monday.

The mother of the male triplets delivered her babies as more than two million pilgrims from 163 countries performed Haj in the holy city.

Hospital director Dr. Anas Sadayo said the mother gave birth 15 minutes after she was rushed to the hospital as she started having labor pains.

Anas said the "complication rate in the birth of triplets is high, but with the grace of God Almighty the medical team performed the delivery process smoothly."

The babies each weighed between one to one-and-a-half kilograms, said Dr. Suhair Mahjoub, an obstetrician and gynecologist.