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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi security forces train in preparation for the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 3, 2022. (photo credit: ...

Saudi Arabia authorities executed two people on Monday for "terrorist crimes," bringing the total number of executions to 17 over three days. The latest deaths follow the execution of 15 other ...

The fatalities included more than 660 Egyptians. All but 31 of them were unauthorized pilgrims, according to two officials in Cairo. Egypt has revoked the licenses of 16 travel agencies that helped ...

Saudi Arabia has broken its own record for executions carried out in a single year, according to a latest Agence France-Presse (AFP) tally. The tally comes after Kingdom authorities said three people ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, ...

Saudi Arabia arrested 19,100 people in one week during a nationwide crackdown on residency, labour and border violations ...

Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases” due to heat stress and “unauthorized” trips accounting for more than four out of five ...

Saudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023, including four on New Year's Eve -- an increase on the previous year, according to an AFP tally based on announcements by Saudi authorities. The Barron's news ...

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