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Muslim pilgrims in Mecca for Hajj
Ghassan, a Saudi officer, looks at Muslims pilgrims while they pray at the birthplace of prophet Mohammed at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on December 4, 2008. More than two million Muslims head to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage. All fit and financially able Muslims are expected to perform the Hajj at least once in their life. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The annual Hajj is drawing to a close in Mecca without any major accident, tragedy or terrorist attack. And across the Middle East, developments look -- at least for the moment -- uncharacteristically positive.
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A young Lebanese man convicted in Germany Tuesday of placing defective bombs on passenger trains was sentenced to life in prison.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- More than 2 million Muslims descended on Saudi Arabia during the weekend to perform the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Millions of pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual ritual of the Hajj, the pilgrimage every Muslim is supposed to make at least once.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Reaching an agreement on the legal framework for a U.S. troop withdrawal may not be possible without some amendments, a Sunni lawmaker said.
NAJAF, Iraq, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Najaf International Airport in Iraq will begin offering flights to several regional hubs, possibly in time for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A Lebanese magistrate signed an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for his alleged role in a kidnapping 30 years ago, officials said.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 9 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government says it plans unspecified "action" against an international prosecutor over a failed plan to arrest an accused war criminal.
DOHA, Qatar, May 2 (UPI) -- A freed Sudanese cameraman claimed rats are treated with more humanity than prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison in Cuba.
AMMAN, Jordan, March 20 (UPI) -- The Iraqi deputy foreign minister chaired in Jordan an Iraqi delegation on displaced people, praising donor countries and calling for further aid.
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