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Hajj 2024: Over 1.5 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for annual pilgrimage

Over 1.5 million pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj season, the Kingdom’s General Directorate of Passports…

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Israeli army accused of ‘active’ support for settlers in West Bank violence

As violence surges in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians and human rights groups decry an increasingly blurry distinction between the…

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Merchant ship issues distress call after being struck in Red Sea off Yemen

A merchant ship issued a distress call after being struck in the Red Sea off Yemen, a security firm said…

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Kuwait fire: Smoke inhalation kills at least 35 in building housing workers

A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday,…

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Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel after strike kills commander

The Israeli military said successive rocket barrages were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Wednesday, after an Israeli strike killed…

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UN probe accuses Israel of crimes against humanity, Hamas of war crimes

A UN investigation concluded on Wednesday that Israel has committed crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza, including that…

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Russia appeals for swift release of nationals held by Hamas

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner said on Tuesday she had issued a fresh appeal to senior UN and other officials to…

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