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- Massive safety and security operation swings into action as annual Hajj begins
- The Hajj is an unparalleled logistical operation, with statistics to match. The Saudi Ministry of Health alone has employed nearly 30,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and technicians to provide health care to the pilgrims
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- Border protests and clashes on Friday left two Palestinians dead by Israeli gunfire
- Israel’s army said firebombs and IEDs were also hurled at the border fence
- Strong earthquake rocks the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, triggering landslides and sending people fleeing into the streets
- It was the third major quake in less than a month to rock the island, after deadly tremors on July 29 and August 5
- Over 1.89 million Hajjis, arrived in the holy city of Makkah, according to Saudi authorities
- Most pilgrims will leave the tented city in the morning on Monday
- US forces will stay in Iraq “as long as needed” to help stabilize regions previously controlled by Daesh
- Spokesman said they were required to help with the stabilization of the area
- “We call on the leadership of the Taliban to welcome the wishes of Afghans for a long-lasting and real peace,” President Ashraf Ghani said
- Ghani’s cease-fire announcement was limited to the Taliban and excluded other militant groups such as Daesh
- Fears of oil scarcity no longer driver of US energy policy
- Surging shale production brings energy abundance
- Eduardo had been absent since December after suffering the dreaded cruciate knee ligament injury
- He made his competitive comeback against Al-Shabab on Sunday but announced his full return to form and fitness against Al-Ittihad in London
- Hundreds of employees have called on the company to provide more “transparency, oversight and accountability
- Employees have asked Google to create an ethics review group with rank-and-file workers, appoint ombudspeople to provide independent review and internally publish assessments of projects
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Hajj 2018
- Over 1.89 million Hajjis, arrived in the holy city of Makkah, according to Saudi authorities
- Most pilgrims will leave the tented city in the morning on Monday
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