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Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.
Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA -- The death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said.
Mina, Saudi Arabia - Around 500 Egyptians demonstrated Saturday outside Egypt's hajj headquarters in Mina, Saudi Arabia over the alleged mismanagement of pilgrims. Witnesses said the protestors chanted slogans against Egypt, which they said has refus...
Jeddah - Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority Saturday raised the death toll from this week's flash floods to 106 people. An official with the authority said crews were still searching for survivors from the flooding that hit the western part of th...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The chief physician for Nigeria's president says the leader is undergoing treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Al Khobar.
The rebels, called Houthis, are followers of the Zaidi sect of Shiite Islam, and the Saudis believe both that they have ties to Shiite-dominated Iran and have Al Qaeda members within their ranks.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains sweeping across Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage to Mecca left 48 people dead, it was reported Thursday.
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains killed at least 77 people.
(RTTNews) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is currently undergoing treatment for an acute heart ailment in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, said officials on Thursday.
(RTTNews) - The worst flood in 27 years in Saudi Arabia killed 77 people, reports quoting the Saudi government said Thursday. Incessant rain until Thursday morning soaked the faithfuls and flooded the roads to the holy city of Mecca where millions are converging for the annual Haj pilgrimage.
MAKKAH: A total of 50 Hajj pilgrims from Pakistan have died in Saudi Arabia during performance of Hajj.
Jeddah - Seventy-seven people were killed in flash floods as the annual hajj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca said that Wedne...
Jeddah - Forty-eight people were killed in flash floods as the annual hajj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca said that Wednesd...
Jeddah - The skies opened as millions of Muslims pilgrims started the hajj rites in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, leaving the desert kingdom drenched in rain. In Mina, the torrential downpour turned roads into rivers of mud and left do...
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