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The number of Arbaeen pilgrims has so far hit 18 million people, an informed official said on Saturday. He said that five million non-Iraqi pilgrims from other countries participated in the event. The official added that 1,100 Mawkebs (makeshift tents to provide the pilgrims with emergency services) have been erected …

A massive column of black smoke has risen from a train station in Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah. The Haramain high-speed railway connects Islam’s holy cities of Mecca and Medina and is crucial for facilitating annual pilgrimages. There have been no reports of casualties as yet, and the possible cause …