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Death toll from floods in Saudi reaches 106
... testimony landed him on death row for murdering Krystal's friend. (Koichi Kamoshida, Getty Images/file) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) a ' A Saudi official says the death toll from the unusually heavy rains that hit western Saudi Arabia has reached 106. ... Comment?
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Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk
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... of swine flu. Muslim pilgrims rest on the side of a street, in Mina, near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Vast crowds of pilgrims participate in the third day of the annual hajj on Friday in Saudi Arabia, as ... Comment?
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Saudi death toll from flood reaches 106
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: A Saudi official says the death toll from the unusually heavy rains that hit western Saudi Arabia has reached 106. Comment?
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Death toll from floods in Saudi reaches 106
ABDULLAH SHIHRI Quick Summary Saudi official says death toll from heavy flooding has reached 106 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia a ' A Saudi official says the death toll from the unusually heavy rains that hit western Saudi Arabia has reached 106. Comment?
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Muslims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj
Muslim pilgrims make their way to throw pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage Friday in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Comment?
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Outraged Saudis blast govt after deadly flood
... of the worst hit parts of the city, the country's second largest after Riyadh. With public protests banned in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah residents have taken to the Internet to attack the government. More than 11,000 people joined a Facebook page created ... Comment?
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Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009 - The Big Picture
... way to throw pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. (AP ... Comment?
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Stoning At Arafat Goes Off Smoothly
... er an illusion. "Those who committed injustice will know that they will be paid in kind. Just as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not approve injustice to others, it also will not allow anyone to defile even an inch of its land," he said. -- BERNAMA Comment?
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Area Muslims pray, play at Eid al-Adha
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... Alafghani's sermon. Earlier in the week, millions of faithful Muslims made the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which this year was soaked with flooded roads, marred by snarled traffic and nagged with concerns about the spread of swine ... Comment?
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Muslim pilgrim dies of swine flu during annual haj
... was a 70-year-old man from Pakistan, the Health Ministry said in a statement on the official news agency. Saudi Arabia reported four pilgrim deaths from the H1N1 flu virus in the days leading up to the start of the haj rituals, which began on ... Comment?
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Pilgrims pelt walls representing devil
MINA, Saudi Arabia - Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar. Comment?
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20,000 gather for Eid al-Adha prayer in Dallas
... 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. For those of the faith, it celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God. It commemorates God ... Comment?
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Saudi Arabia: 9 Soldiers Said to Be Missing
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Saudi Arabian officials said that nine soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels along the countries' border were missing and that King Abdullah , the kingdom's monarch, was vowing to defend the country. Comment?
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Pilgrims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj as Muslims also open Eid al-Adha holiday
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... by butchers, who lay the animals on the ground with their heads pointed toward the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The butchers then called out "In the name of Allah!" and slit the beast's throat. Other workers then swiftly skinned, gutted and ... Comment?
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New season at Val d'Isere: snow and skiers wanted
... Driven by an increasing population of young women living in the Middle East, it says, Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia are the key target markets for developers to create hotels that cater only for women, as they accounted for almost half of the ... Comment?
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Thousands of pilgrims cross border at Ghuwaifat
ABU DHABI // More than 12,000 pilgrims have crossed the Al Ghuwaifat border between the UAE and Saudi Arabia on their way to perform Haj, Abu Dhabi Police said yesterday. Comment?
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Muslim pilgrims attend exorcising ceremony
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Muslim pilgrims move to take part in an exorcising ceremony to throw detritus to stone walls which symbolize the devil, during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Nov. Comment?
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Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009
... pilgrim prays near where the Hiraa cave is located, at the top of Noor Mountain on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. According to tradition, Islam's Prophet Mohammed received his first message to preach Islam while he was ... Comment?
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Ethiopia's Human Rights Reports presented to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
... the Republic of Yemen over its problems with the Al-Houthi rebels in the Malahidh area near Yemen's border with Saudi Arabia. The members of the Sana'a Forum are Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. A delegation of the Foreign Ministers of ... Comment?
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Tabung Haji to absorb extra cost
... "Following the directive, some pilgrims who were scheduled to return on certain dates, had to remain in Saudi Arabia longer," he told Tabung Haji media personnel here yesterday. He added that the rescheduling of flights was accepted by the pilgrims ... Comment?
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