It may be a gruelling and at-times dangerous journey for Muslim pilgrims, but Brisbane man Omar Saghir
3 Million Muslim Pilgrims To Travel Saudi Arabia for Hajj
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Obama arrives Saudi Arabia to build bridges with Muslim World
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President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia yesterday on the first leg of a Middle East visit aimed at building bridges with the Muslim world .
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Saudis order 40 lashes for elderly woman for mingling
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A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a 75-year-old Syrian woman to 40 lashes, four months imprisonment and deportation from the kingdom for having two unrelated men in her house, according to local media reports.According to the Saudi daily newspaper Al-Watan, troubles for the woman, Khamisa Mohammed Sawadi, began last year when a member of the religious police entered her house in the city of Al-Chamli and found her with two unrelated men, "Fahd" and "Hadian."
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Saudi Arabia Woman Driver Arrested in Mecca
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A woman has been arrested in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for driving a car.Police gave chase after she was spotted at the wheel of a 4x4 car, the English daily Arab News reported. She was arrested after hitting another car.Women are prohibited from driving on all public roads in Saudi Arabia, a ban that has triggered several high-profile protests by women's rights activists.
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