For centuries, Mecca was the pinnacle of exploration for Western travellers. Shrouded in mystery, it captured the imagination of a small but daring group of European Orientalists
Saudi Arabia will remove COVID-19 restrictions for the 2023 haj season and host pre-pandemic numbers of pilgrims, the kingdom's ministry of haj and umrah said.
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“Far away is the land of the prophet, far away and I would love to visit” – A Folk Song.
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If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes
No single party in Yemen can can impose dominance over the other through military force, nor can any side achieve dominance solely by relying on external actors