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Egypt football fans expectant as stadiums open doors to public after three years
Egyptian football fans are eagerly readying themselves to return to the stands on September 17 after a three-year hiatus. The Egyptian Premier League match in Alexandria between home team Al Ittihad and Cairo’s Entag El Harby comes as
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Top Jordanian actor Yasser Al Masri dies in a traffic accident
Jordanian actor Yasser al-Masri died on Thursday night following a car accident. Al-Masri was taken to Jabal Zaitoon Hospital in al-Zarqaa neighborhood in northeastern Amman but died on arrival. Al Masri was born in Kuwait in 1970 and holds a
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Pilgrims begin leaving Mecca as Hajj draws to a close
Pilgrims from over the world have started leaving the holy sites of Mecca asthe Hajj pilgrimage season drew to a close on Thursday. Senior Saudi officials said the rituals had passed without incident this year. Mecca province Governor Prince
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More than 166 million stones thrown at the Jamarat in Hajj ritual
As sunset came to Mina on Thursday, the second day of Tashreeq, somewhere in the range of 166,017,250 stones had been thrown at the Jamarat amid the
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Why the first baby born in Arafat was named Waddah
Waddah was the first baby boy to be born in Arafat on Monday to Jordanian parents. However, there is a story behind the name. The mother was in
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Kerala floods: Pakistan PM Imran Khan offers humanitarian assistance
Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday expressed his grief at the loss of lives in Kerala floods. He said his country is ready
Read MoreEarthquake strikes close to northern Oman
An earthquake struck southern Iran on Thursday, around 330 kilometres from northern Oman. In an online statement, the Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC), SQU said "an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale stuck southern
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to be first country Imran Khan to visit as PM
New Prime Minister Imran Khan will undertake an official visit to Saudi Arabia in September, according to media reports Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan will reportedly make Saudi Arabia his first official overseas visit. &
Read MoreIndian woman pilgrim airlifted on Arafat Day
The emergency medical wing under the Saudi Red Crescent Authority airlifted a sick Indian woman pilgrim on the Arafat day to the nearest hospital. The aged pilgrim suffered a stroke when she was performing the ritual of standing
Read MoreMakkah emir appreciates services of MoH staff for pilgrims
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and chairman of the Central Haj Committee, met with Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and senior ministry officials at his office in Mina on Tuesday.
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