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Muslim pilgrims move towards the Jamarat stations to symbolically stone the devil in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 25 September 2015. (EPA/AMEL PAIN)

Opinion: Politicizing the Hajj Stampede

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 26, 2015 | Opinion

It is a never-ending story. Whenever an emergency occurs during the Hajj season, certain parties blame Saudi Arabia who, nevertheless, continues to give pilgrims top priority. The Kingdom spends about 10 percent of its income on providing services to Mecca and Medina....

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Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, hold a position in Marib province, east of the capital Sanaa, on September 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH HASSAN)

Yemeni government to sue Houthis, Saleh for “destroying infrastructure,” says spokesman

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 26, 2015 | Middle East

Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Yemeni government will push to sue Houthis and allied supporters of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh for “deliberately destroying infrastructure and state institutions,” a spokesman has said. “Governmental and nongovernmental bodies have been...

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Street 204 in Mina, east of the Holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where a stampede killed hundreds of pilgrims on September 24, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hajj stampede caused by Iranian pilgrims “not following instructions”: Hajj mission official

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Sep 26, 2015 | Middle East

Mina, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Hajj tragedy that has left hundreds of people dead and injured was caused by a group of Iranian pilgrims who failed to follow instructions from Hajj authorities, an official from Iran’s Hajj mission has revealed. At least 717 pilgrims were...

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In this Monday August 3, 2015 file photo, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talk before a trilateral meeting, in Doha, Qatar. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool photo via AP, File)

Opinion: What does “settlement in Syria” mean to Washington?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 26, 2015 | Opinion

Secretary of State John Kerry’s talk of going along with a “complete and clear” operational understanding with Moscow represents a significant shift. It is significant not only as far as its handling of the Syrian crisis over the last four years and a half is...