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Pilgrims Pray on Peak Day of Hajj in Shadow of Coronavirus

July 30, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The global coronavirus pandemi...

Photo of Muslims starting the annual pilgrimage

More Than 2 Million Muslims Begin Yearly Hajj Pilgrimage

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August 19, 2018

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — More than 2 million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage at first light on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca that Islam's faithful face five times each da...

Saudi Arabia Crucifies Myanmar Man Convicted of Murder

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August 8, 2018

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia says it executed and crucified a man from Myanmar convicted of killing a woman and carrying out other crimes. The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on the execu...

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Pilgrims Pray on Peak Day of Hajj in Shadow of Coronavirus

More Than 2 Million Muslims Begin Yearly Hajj Pilgrimage

Saudi Arabia Crucifies Myanmar Man Convicted of Murder

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