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A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz delivering a speech at the Royal Palace in Mecca on September 24, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / SPA)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2015 | Middle East
Mina, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has directed the Kingdom’s authorities to conduct an investigation into the tragic stampede that killed hundreds of pilgrims near Mecca on Thursday. At least 717 pilgrims were killed and 863 injured on Thursday...
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Residents inspect damage after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta of Damascus September 19, 2015. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
by Amir Taheri | Sep 25, 2015 | Opinion
With the Syrian tragedy currently dominating the headlines, the “something-must-be-done” chorus has returned to urge “action”. Almost everyone, from Moscow to Washington and passing by Paris and London, is talking of a “political solution” through negotiations or...