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Saudi-Iran thaw improves haj services for Iranian pilgrims

Mecca (Reuters) - Iranian haj pilgrims travelled to evening prayers in Mecca's Grand Mosque in a brand new bus this week, as reconciliation between...

Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage

Mecca (AP) — Muslim pilgrims streamed into the holy city of Mecca on Friday ahead of the start of Hajj next week, as the...

Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change

Mecca (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an...

Israel says hoped-for direct Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia won’t happen now

Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday that hoped-for direct flights to Saudi Arabia for the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage would not happen this year,...

After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for return of Hajj, the first major one since COVID-19

(AP) - This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting three-year period when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the...

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Palestinian media says at least 50 killed in Israeli air strike in north Gaza

Gaza (Reuters) - The official Palestinian news agency said...

Israel orders Gazans out of swathes of Khan Younis

Gaza (Reuters) - Israel ordered people out of swathes...

Turkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s Netanyahu ‘will be tried as war criminal’

Istanbul (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on...

COP28 President al-Jaber: We very much respect climate science

Dubai (Reuters) - COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber on Monday...

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