40 people killed, dozens injured in bus crash in Senegal President Macky Sall tweeted that the collision happened in Gnivy village, in the Kaffrine region, at about 3:30 a.m. World 09 Jan, 2023
14 killed in highway crash in India; 4 critically injured A speeding minibus jumped a road divider and crashed into a truck on a highway in southern India early Sunday, killing 14 members of a family, police said. World 14 Feb, 2021
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions RIYADH: A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for... Women 04 Oct, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 31.21 million, death toll over 962,500 At least 31,211,095 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 962,705 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases... Women 22 Sep, 2020
Bus carrying Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi crashes, killing 19 CAIRO: Egypt's state-run news agency says a bus filled with Egyptian pilgrims rolled over in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, killing 19 people. MENA says the bus was carrying 44 Egyptians and a driver of unknown nationality when it crashed. It says... Women 19 Mar, 2016
Security boosted as hajj ends in Saudi Mina, September 26 Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedies that killed more than 800 people. Dozens of “special emergency force” troops... Women 27 Sep, 2015
Afghan prez visits Saudi Arabia RIYADH: Afghan President Hamid Karzai who has called for Riyadh's help in restoring peace to his country arrived on Tuesday for talks in Saudi Arabia, the official SPA news agency said. Karzai flew into Jeddah with a delegation and was to make the... Women 02 Feb, 2010
US blamed abduction of Iran scientist TEHRAN: Tehran Tuesday accused the United States of abducting an Iranian nuclear scientist who went missing in Saudi Arabia during a minor Muslim pilgrimage, and said Riyadh must also be held accountable. Shahram Amiri reportedly disappeared from the... Women 08 Dec, 2009
13 crew among 16 killed in Iran plane crash TEHRAN: Nine Kazakhs were among 16 people killed when an Iranian airliner overshot the runway and hurtled into a perimeter wall, official IRNA news agency today cited an Iranian aviation official as saying. “Sixteen people were killed, three... Women 26 Jul, 2009
Arab bans hajj for certain groups CAIRO: Arab health ministers decided in a late night meeting Thursday to ban children, the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year in effort to slow the spread of swine... Women 23 Jul, 2009
India concerned about Pak vacuum: Analysts New Delhi, August 19:Pervez Musharraf was a man whom India loved to hate, but his departure from the helm of rival Pakistan is now a cause for concern as New Delhi wonders who will fill the power vacuum.He was branded a “wily fox,” “arrogant,”... Women 19 Aug, 2008
