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Rich Gulf States Have Huge Ambitions. Will Extreme Heat Hold Them Back?
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe wealthy petrostates of the Persian Gulf have big plans for the future, hoping to increasingly...
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
AFP News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSaudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took...
'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
AFP News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAfter years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to...
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLONDON (Reuters) -Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern...
I drove across Saudi Arabia as a solo woman – and what I discovered may surprise you
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIN FOCUS: Faced with long stretches of desert and camel-lined roads – and with some apprehension in...
As pilgrims swelter, climate change looms over hajj
AFP News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFrom misting systems to heat-reflective road coverings, Saudi officials are trying to aid hajj pilgrims in coping with heat, but scientists caution that...
Zelensky discusses peace summit on Saudi visit
AFP News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, said he discussed preparations for a peace summit this...
Biden vs. Trump: Where they stand on Israel, Palestinians, Middle East
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA man watches far-right Israeli demonstrators march through the Muslim Quarter in the Old City in...
Gaza war hangs over hajj as pilgrims flock to Mecca
AFP News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoHundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage, unfolding this year in the shadow of the Gaza war....
Will Smith, Martin Lawrence look back on 30 years of 'Bad Boys': 'It's a magical cocktail'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoImagine a pop culture landscape where Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz, the two "Saturday Night Live"...