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Pilgrims performing Waqoof-e-Arafat (Photos)
Aug 20, 2018 20:22A sea of worshippers scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Mecca for a day of prayers and reflection where Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) delivered his final sermon.
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Kaaba cloth changing ceremony (Photos)
Aug 20, 2018 20:13Kiswah is the cloth that covers the Kaaba. It is draped annually on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day pilgrims leave for the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage. Every year, the old Kiswa is removed, cut into small pieces, and given to certain individuals, visiting foreign Muslim dignitaries and organizations.
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US government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger: Report
Aug 18, 2018 08:59The US government is trying to force Facebook to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect’s voice conversations in a criminal probe, three people briefed on the case said, resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to alter their products to enable surveillance.
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CEOs in US earned 312 times more than average workers last year: Study
Aug 17, 2018 12:53A new study has found that the chief executives at the 350 largest companies in America earned 312 times more than their average employees in 2017.
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Yemen: United Nations Lise Grande visits hospital in Sa’ada (Video)
Aug 16, 2018 13:54United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Lise Grande visited a hospital in Sa’ada, where dozens of the wounded children were being treated.
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US: 300 news outlets join anti-Trump media movement
Aug 16, 2018 08:10More than 300 news publications across the United States have joined a freedom of press movement against President Donald Trump, pledging to run Thursday editorials rebuking his relentless attacks on the press.
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UK Parliament crash: Several injured after car 'ploughs into cyclists' (Video)
Aug 15, 2018 05:38TEHRAN (FNA)- A heavy police presence surrounded the UK’s Houses of Parliament after a car drove through the premises’ security barriers, leaving several people injured on Tuesday morning.
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'Dozens dead' in Italy after huge section of Genoa Motorway Bridge collapses in 'immense tragedy' (Photos)
Aug 15, 2018 05:25TEHRAN (FNA)- Dozens of people are reported to have been killed after a large section of motorway bridge collapsed onto houses in the northern port city of Genoa.
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Leader grants audience to ordinary people (Photos)
Aug 13, 2018 15:37Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addresses a large group of people at a meeting in Tehran on Monday August 13.
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US: Wildfire in California (Video)
Aug 13, 2018 10:27California’s biggest wildfire on record raged on Tuesday as hot and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews battling eight major blazes burning out of control across the US state.