In a fast-changing period for global geopolitics, there is much talk about how the Arab world is being reshaped and what it could mean for the…
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Franz Kafka's letters to Phyllis Bauer, his fiancée, reveal that he only needed 20 days to finish "The Metamorphosis," between November 17 and…
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Saudi Arabia holds security parade ahead of Hajj
SPA via Reuters
Members of the Special Forces of the Saudi Ministry of Interior participate in the annual Hajj Security Forces Readiness Parade, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 21, 2023.
SPA via Reuters
Members of the Special forces of the Saudi Ministry of Interior participate in the annual Hajj Security Forces Readiness Parade, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 21, 2023.
SPA via Reuters
Members of the Special forces of the Saudi Ministry of Interior participate in the annual Hajj Security Forces Readiness Parade, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 21, 2023.
AP
Members of the Saudi special forces for Hajj and Umrah (SFHU), perform a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 21, 2023
AP
Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the largest Hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars.
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The wrestle for Hormuz
