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Muslim worshippers circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 17, 2018 prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city. - Muslims from across the world are gathering in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Hajj 2018: Two million Muslims to begin their pilgrimage

The National's Naser Al Wasmi joins the faithful in Makkah ahead of the start of the annual pilgrimage on Sunday 

August 18, 2018
Muslims walk around the Kaaba seven times counterclockwise. 

WATCH: All you need to know about Hajj 

August 16, 2018
Participants including Saudi women attend a hackathon in Jeddah on August 1, 2018, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca. Around 3,000 participants attended the three-day "Hackathon event" in Jeddah, the government said, with the aim of exploring high-tech solutions to make Hajj pilgrimage more efficient and safe. / AFP PHOTO / Amer HILABI

Hajj 2018: bringing technology to the millennia-old pilgrimage

The Saudi government is using technological advances to ease the pilgrimage for millions

August 16, 2018
Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines podcast: Why the Strait of Hormuz is so important

In this episode we speak to Clement Therme about the Strait of Hormuz

August 15, 2018
Emirati minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, speaks during a press conference in Dubai about the situation in Yemen on August 13, 2018. AFP

Gargash: Al Qaeda in Yemen is weaker than ever

Use of international counterterror strategy and local groups with on the ground knowledge has proved effective

August 13, 2018
An aerial view of the holy Kaaba and the Grand Mosque compound during the Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah.  EPA/MAST IRHAM

Saudi Arabia offers visas on arrival for Qatari Hajj pilgrims 

The move is aimed at providing routes for thousands of Qataris expected to perform Hajj 

August 9, 2018
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir gives a press conference in the capital Riyadh. Nasser al-Harbi / AFP

Al Jubeir: No room for mediation with Canada

The Saudi foreign minister said that the onus is on Canada to fix the diplomatic dispute

August 8, 2018
Gen Qassem Soleimani, center, who heads the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard attends a graduation ceremony of a group of the guard's officers in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran denies news report about complicity in Saudi oil tanker attack

Two tankers were hit by Houthi rebels in June 

August 8, 2018
A Saudia flight carrying Indian Hajj pilgrims prepares to depart from Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on August 13, 2017.  AFP

Saudi suspends flights to Canada ahead of Hajj

The move will suspend four flights a week between Riyadh and Toronto 

August 7, 2018
A general view of the southern port city of Aden, Yemen January 22, 2018. Fawaz Salman / Reuters 

Saudi Arabia to send Yemen $60m worth of aid every month

Rising living costs and deteriorating services are prompting protests in Aden

August 7, 2018