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In its first report to the UN Security Council, the Board of Peace this month said Hamas’s refusal to disarm was the main obstacle to the reconstruction of Gaza. The board's leader, Nickolay Mladenov, also called on Israel to honour its commitments to the ceasefire, after its att ...  Show more

It took the Houthis at least a month to enter the Iran conflict in late March and early April and the Yemeni rebels have been largely restrained since a Pakistan-brokered truce began last month. But they haven’t exactly been idle either. A new report from Conflict Armament Resear ...  Show more

‏تُوفي ما لا يقل عن 922 حاجا من جنسيات مختلفة أثناء أداء فريضة الحج لهذا العام، معظمهم لأسباب مرتبطة بارتفاع درجة الحرارة، بحسب وكالة الأنباء الفرنسية فرانس برس. ونقلت الوكالة عن دبلوماسي عربي قوله إن عدد المصريين المتوفين وصل 658 على الأقل، بينهم 630 لا يحملون تصاريح للحج. بودكا ...  Show more

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, is something millions of people look forward to as an immensely spiritual experience. A main pillar of Islam, Muslims try to do it at least once in their lives, if they are physically and financially able. Saudi Arabia says 1.8 mil ...  Show more

Hundreds of Muslim worshippers have reportedly died during Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Most of the deaths have been because of heat-related illnesses. Saudi Arabia has been hit by sweltering temperatures this year.  What measures are in place to help travellers m ...  Show more

This week, the Saudi government issued driver’s licenses to women for the first time in the country’s history. But London School of Economics professor Madawi al Rasheed says Saudi women are hardly even people under the law. She explains what life is like for women in Saudi Arabi ...  Show more