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CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 haj season, banning gatherings and meetings between pilgrims, the state news agency ...

For Indonesian teachers Sutrisno and Sri Wahyuningsih, embarking on the once in a lifetime haj pilgrimage stirs bittersweet emotions. After waiting more than a decade, Sri's parents were supposed to ...

The government has defended the hike by pointing to fighting in the Middle East - the US and Israel's war on Iran - that has choked crude oil supply worldwide, and noting the increase has been capped ...