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4 million pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat today
Date: 2013-10-14 06:56:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:337659
More than four million pilgrims coming from all corners of the world flocked on Monday to Mount Arafat where Prophet Mohammed delivered his final sermon, asking for God's forgiveness and mercy. Chanting "Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik", pilgrims ....
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Kabaa gets a new Kiswah
Date: 2013-10-14 06:43:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:337639
The holy Kabaa got a new gold-laced Kiswah (cover) on Monday, a tradition that takes place on Dul Hijjah 9 every year. Officials from the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs took down the old kiswah and replaced it with the new one, which ....
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Hamas military wing asserts "spirit of resistance" after tunnel discovery by Israel
Date: 2013-10-13 18:17:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:337379
The military arm of Hamas movement asserted that the spirit and will of resistance remain in the minds and hearts of its fighters regardless of the tools. This came hours after Israel's reported discovery of a tunnel on the border with the Gaza ....
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Haniyeh asserts non-interference in Arab countries' affairs
Date: 2013-10-13 18:07:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:337370
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh asserted on Sunday non-interference in internal affairs of the Arab countries including Egypt. Addressing a ceremony held on the graduation of security personnel, Haniyeh said his government which rules the Gaza Strip ....
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Fatah: Israel approved Meshaal's visit to Gaza
Date: 2013-10-13 10:35:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:336606
Israel has approved a visit to the Gaza Strip by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal after a number of Arab nations had turned down his entry request in the wake of his statements that were regarded as interference in one of the sisterly countries' internal ....
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20 killed, injured in car bomb blast in central Hilla city
Date: 2013-10-13 10:23:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:336577
Five people were killed and 15 others injured on Sunday when a booby-trapped car went off in central Hilla city, the capital of Babel, some 100 km south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The source added that security forces cordoned off ....
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Israeli army arrests four Palestinians in Al-Khalil, Bethlehem
Date: 2013-10-13 09:19:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:336422
Israeli occupation troops arrested on Sunday four Palestinians in crackdowns in Al-Khalil (Hebron) and Bethlehem cities in the southern West Bank. Security sources said that the Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in Al-Khalil and one in ....
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31 killed in three blasts in iraq
Date: 2013-10-13 09:18:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:336390
Seven people were killed and 11 others wounded in a bomb blast targeting mourners in Samaraa, an Iraqi security source said. The blast was planted in a cemetery in Samaraa while some Iraqis were laying to rest the victims of a Saturday ....
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Israel discovers tunnel linking Gaza, Ein Hashlosha settlement
Date: 2013-10-13 09:04:21 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:336374
The Israeli army uncovered a Palestinian tunnel leading from Gaza to Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. The tunnel was dug in order to either kidnap civilians and soldiers, or to infiltrate the community and ....
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3,000 security personnel recruited to control traffic during Hajj -- official
Date: 2013-10-13 08:52:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:336358
As many as 3,000 security personnel have been recruited to maintain traffic flow during the Hajj season, said the traffic department chief in Mecca. Three hundred motorbikes and 400 vehicles will be also used to control the traffic, Salman ....
