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Excruciating heat blamed as hundreds of pilgrims die on journey to Mecca
United Press International via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoAt least 550 people have died during pilgrimages to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
In a smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border, closure wrecks livelihoods
Al Jazeera· 15 hours agoNothing much is moving in Ben Guardane, Mohammed says. The money-changing kiosks sit silent and the...
Hundreds died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say -...
The Boston Globe· 15 hours agoEach year, the Hajj draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from low-income nations, “many of whom...
US Swimming Olympic Trials
Galveston County Daily News· 5 hours agoKate Douglass swims during the Women's 100 freestyle finals Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron...
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims reported dead amid lethal heatwave
Euronews via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJordan, Senegal, Tunisia and Iran have also confirmed deaths. The total toll currently stands at...
‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoIt is a balmy Thursday night in Tunis and the region’s coolest crowd is escaping the city centre....
Tunisia's Jabeur to skip Paris Olympics
Reuters· 2 days agoTunisia's world number 10 Ons Jabeur said on Monday she will not compete at the Paris Olympics, citing concerns over how her body would adapt to the clay...
WTA roundup: Ons Jabeur wins rain-delayed Berlin opener
The State· 9 hours agoNo.8 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia won her rain-delayed first-round match at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin on Wednesday, finishing a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang.
Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 5 days agoIn the coastal town of El Amra, Tunisia, migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are asking to be let go in order to reach Europe as tensions mount in the country over the government ...
Dozens die in extreme Hajj heat, but fears toll could be in hundreds
dpa international via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoDozens of Muslims have died during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia this year due...
