AYA BATRAWY

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Hundreds of Mecca pilgrims die in hajj stampede

A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual hajj pilgrimage in more than two decades.

By AYA BATRAWY and Adam Schreck, Associated Press●

September 24, 2015 at 2:18 am

New IS affiliate claims responsibility for Saudi bombing

An alleged new affiliate of the Islamic State group in Saudi Arabia has claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a mosque used by police special forces in the kingdom's southwest on Thursday, killing 15 people.

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY●

August 06, 2015 at 12:12 pm