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Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba during their final circling at the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca October 6, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

After Iran Government Deprived them of Hajj, 1 Million Iranians Head to Karbala

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraq’s Interior Minister announced receiving one million Iranians who came on the occasion of the Day of Arafa to Karbala, the city that is considered holy to Shi’ites. Shi’ite clerics said that “this visit on the Day of Arafa is not a duty or a...

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In this Aug. 4, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. AP

Obama Veto Threat Looms after Congress Passes Bill Letting 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 10, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Washington-Minutes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow relatives of victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts for compensation over its alleged involvement in the attacks, the White House responded by...

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Syrian refugee at Minia Syrian refugee camp, on the outskirts of northern Lebanese city Tripoli. Reuters

Lebanon’s Maronite League Calls for Return of Syrian Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-A seminar organized by Lebanon’s Maronite League is expected to adopt several recommendations that encourage the return of Syrian refugees to their country. The officials who participated in the seminar, which concluded on Friday, are now working on issuing the...