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Lightning hit the iconic Mecca Clock Tower [Getty]
Mecca
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Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Mecca

Fierce storms struck the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Tuesday and Wednesday with lightning hitting the iconic Clock Tower and wind speeds reaching 80 kilometres

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 August, 2023
Bangladesh
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Death toll from boat capsize in Bangladesh rises to 41

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 September, 2022
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Saudi Arabia
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Motawif service leaves Hajj pilgrims stranded and stressed

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CJ Werleman

15 July, 2022
Najaf's busy airport receives hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every year [Getty]
Iraq
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Iraqi boy, 10, eludes security to board Iran-bound plane

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 May, 2022
Senegal [Getty]
Senegal
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Pilgrims to converge on Senegal's holy city despite virus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2020
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Shrine
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Iraqi pilgrims defy IS bombs, march to Baghdad shrine

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

04 May, 2016
Baghdad
Shrine
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Scores killed after Baghdad bomb blast targets Shia pilgrims

The New Arab
30 April, 2016
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Bus crash kills Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

The New Arab
19 March, 2016
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Rafah
MENA
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Jordan: Bus crash kills 16 Palestinians en-route to Mecca

The New Arab
17 March, 2016
Hajj death toll Iran protest
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll 'at least 2,177'

The New Arab & agencies
20 October, 2015
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stampede
MENA
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Hundreds killed in deadliest hajj crush in 25 years

The New Arab & agencies
24 September, 2015