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Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
Middle East

Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site,…
Saudi national shoots and kills two Egyptian construction workers
Egypt

Saudi national shoots and kills two Egyptian construction workers

A Saudi national shot and killed two Egyptian construction workers in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates…
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
Middle East

Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation,…
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
Middle East

Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The vast white marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca,…
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
Middle East

Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj as Saudi…
Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months
Business

Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months

The Egyptian Furniture Export council (EFEC) revealed Monday that the sector’s exports fell from January to June by 33 percent…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
Middle East

Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least five…
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
Middle East

Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll

DUBAI (Reuters) — Economic activity in the Gulf will contract sharply this year before recovering in 2021, hit by the…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh,…
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
Middle East

Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi…
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