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UPI - Thu Nov 26, 10:43 am ET
ABU-DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains sweeping across Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage to Mecca left 48 people dead, it was reported Thursday.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 7:26 am ET
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...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 2:14 pm ET
DUBAI, U.A.E.----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.
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Dallas Morning News - Fri Nov 27, 11:50 pm ET
DAVID WOO/DMNNorth Texas Muslims entered 20,000-strong into the Dallas Convention Center, in native costumes of far-flung lands for communal prayer for one of the holiest days of the Islamic faith. The morning marked Eid al-Adha, or the feast of the sacrifice. It comes at the end of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia .
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Fox News - Fri Nov 27, 4:25 pm ET
Saudi Arabia says nine of its soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels on the border are missing and the kingdom's monarch is vowing to defend the country.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 5:08 am ET
The chief physician for Nigeria's president says the leader is undergoing treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
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Boston Globe - Fri Nov 27, 4:48 pm ET
Saudi Arabia says nine of its soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels on the border are missing and the kingdom's monarch is vowing to defend the country.
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Sun-Sentinel - Fri Nov 27, 3:49 pm ET
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says nine of its soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels on the border are missing and the kingdom's monarch is vowing to defend the country.
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The Durango Herald - Sat Nov 28, 2:33 am ET
MINA, Saudi Arabia - Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.
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Deseret News - Fri Nov 27, 12:47 pm ET
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual...
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Baltimore Sun - Fri Nov 27, 11:40 am ET
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.
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WBAY Green Bay - Fri Nov 27, 5:28 am ET
The chief physician for Nigeria's president saysthe leader is undergoing treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
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ABC 7 El Paso - Fri Nov 27, 5:40 am ET
The chief physician for Nigeria's president saysthe leader is undergoing treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
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KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Fri Nov 27, 6:35 am ET
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Pilgrims are casting stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj as Muslims begin Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays of the Islamic calendar.
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The Morning Call - Sat Nov 21, 12:12 pm ET
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.