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What Explains Saudi Arabia’s Sudden Wave Of Amnesty For Dissidents?

by Samar Faisal March 9, 2025May 24, 2025

Saudi Arabia And Israel: MBS Clings To Normalization, Cracks Down On Critics

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Saudi Arabia And Israel: MBS Clings To Normalization, Cracks Down On Critics

by Samar Faisal October 24, 2024May 24, 2025

June 15, 2024, Mecca, Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims arrive on Mount Arafat during the Hajj 2024 pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 15 June 2024. Pilgrims began flocking on the plains of Mount Arafat since early hours of the day to perform one of the most important rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi authorities said that over 1.5 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj season. Muslims attending this year's Islamic Hajj pilgrimage will face the challenge of a significant rise in temperatures, which poses a threat to the health of pilgrims, according to the Ministry of Health statement, as the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) expected temperatures to range between 45 and 48 degrees Celsius at the holy sites (Credit Image: © Medhat Hajaj/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)

Heat On Hajj: Is The Saudi Regime Responsible For Rising Death Toll Of Muslim Pilgrims?

by Samar Faisal June 23, 2024May 23, 2025