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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.
A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft because he makes predictions on television.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a...
Cairo - Saudi Arabia, home to the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina, has recommended that all Muslim pilgrims get vaccinated for A(H1N1) before going on the hajj, as the pilgrimage is called - but Egypt took it one step further, ordering the traveler...
JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions -- umbrellas and face masks -- as the opening of the annual hajj was burdened by torrential rains and fears of the H1N1 flu.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions - umbrellas and face masks - as the...
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The British Bankers’ Association has asked the U.K. government to express concern to the government of Saudi Arabia about money owed to international banks by two Saudi companies, Saad Group and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers Co., the Financial Times reported, citing a letter to U.K. Trade Minister Mervyn Davies.
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Between 30th October to 18th November, Air China transported nearly 10,000 pilgrims to the holy meeting site of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. There are nearly 20 million Muslims in China at present and the number of pilgrims visiting Mecca has increased each year.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Rare, heavy rainstorms soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling Islam's annual hajj as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. Pilgrims in white robes holding umbrellas, some wearing face masks for fear of the flu, circled the black cube-shaped Kaaba in ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world's tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Rare, heavy rainstorms soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling Islam's annual hajj as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu.
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, following a day of deadly torrential rains.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The road to Mecca is a mess.
Earlier this month, President Obama proposed ( NYT ) the controversial notion of reaching out to moderate elements of the Afghan Taliban. The idea, favored by some experts and encouraged by Saudi Arabia's facilitation , has been pursued for months by the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
For years just an obscure fight raging in remote desert mountains, Yemen's war with Shiite rebels has been dragged up to a new level, inflaming the rivalry between the Middle East's two powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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