According to the Wall Street Journal, the number of people killed during the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, has already risen to over 1,170.
The death toll is expected to rise, as hundreds of people are still listed as missing © Mena Today
According to the Wall Street Journal, the number of people killed during the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, has already risen to over 1,170.
The death toll is expected to rise, as hundreds of people are still listed as missing and many others are hospitalized.
The pilgrimage began at the end of last week and ended earlier this week. Nearly two million Muslims came to pray at the site, and they did so under extreme heat with temperatures at around 52 degrees.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and addressing key regional and global issues.
Israel is preparing to send a high-level delegation to the Qatari capital Doha to discuss continued implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.
Air France became the first international airline to resume flights to Israel, with services between Tel Aviv and Paris restarting on January 25.
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