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| 2015 |
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| Dec.10 |
Death toll from Saudi hajj stampede now at least 2,411. Mecca
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| Oct.1 |
Hajj stampede: Iran death toll rises to 464 
Mecca: Iran says number of its citizens who died in the Hajj stampeded in Saudi Arabia last week has reached 464 - nearly double the previous toll
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| Sep.29 |
Hajj stampede: Saudi officials clarify toll. Mecca
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| Sep.26 |
Saudi mufti says stampede deaths 'beyond human control' 
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said the stampede at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca on Thursday was beyond human...
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| Sep.24 |
2,411 people died in Hajj stampede Map of Mina Saudi Arabia Mecca: Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca
| Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina. 2 million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.13 |
Hajj: Saudis, pilgrims trade blame. Saudi Arabia
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| Jan.12 |
Hajj stampede kills at least 345 Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia Mecca: People have been killed during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual pilgrimage near Mecca
| 2004 |
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| Feb.1 |
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead Saudi Arabia: The stampede at a stone-throwing ritual lasted for 27 minutes before the crowd was brought under control
| 2003 |
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| Feb.12 |
21 Hajj pilgrims trampled |
| 2001 |
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| Mar.5 |
Hajj crush kills pilgrims. Saudi Arabia
| 1990 |
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| Jul. 2, 1990 |
Stampede by pilgrims inside pedestrian tunnel Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia| Mecca: A tunnel leading out towards Mina led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims, many of them Malaysian, Indonesian and Pakistani of origin | |
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| Aug.3 |
Large fire rips through Dubai's Torch Tower
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| Jul.12 |
Saudi Arabia house fire leaves 11 foreign workers dead
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| Dec.12 |
Fire breaks out in high-rise on Dubai's palm island
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| Jun.23 |
Kuwait central prison fire caused by short circuit kills 1
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| Apr.2 |
Fire breaks out at large mall under construction in Qatar
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| Mar.28 |
Fire breaks out at skyscraper in United Arab Emirates A fire raced up a high-rise tower in the United Arab Emirates city of Ajman. Images showed bright yellow flames spreading up the side of the...
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Dubai seeks cause of massive hotel fire at New Year The authorities are trying to find out what caused a spectacular fire to engulf a 63-storey luxury hotel in the city centre on New Year's Ev...
| 2015 |
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| Dec.31 |
Fire sweeps through Dubai skyscraper Map of Address Downtown Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates A huge fire has broken out in a high-rise hotel in central Dubai close to the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa
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| Dec.23 |
At least 25 killed, 107 injured in fire at Saudi Arabia hospital The fire at the Jazan General Hospital broke out on the first floor, which houses the intensive care unit and the maternity ward
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| Oct.1 |
Firefighters tackle blaze at high-rise tower in UAE. United Arab Emirates
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| Feb.20 |
Fire rips through Dubai skyscraper A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world
| 2012 |
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| Oct.31 |
Fire at Saudi wedding kills 25. Saudi Arabia
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| May.28 |
Shopping mall fire in Doha, kills 19 Qatar: A fire erupted in a nursery in a shopping mall in Qatar's capital city, late Monday morning, killing 19 people, at least 13 of them children
| 2007 |
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| Nov.20 |
Pipeline death toll at 40. Saudi Arabia
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| Jan.18 |
Dubai tower fire injures workers
| 2003 |
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| Sep.15 |
Prison fire kills 67 inmates. Saudi Arabia
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| 2016 |
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| Mar.10 |
Escaped tiger prowls around traffic in Qatar
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| Nov.5 |
Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border Saudi Arabia: Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was travelling with several officials when the helicopter crashed
| 2016 |
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| Aug.3 |
Firefighter killed after jet crash-lands in Dubai with 300 people on board Map of Dubai airport United Arab Emirates An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed, sending smoke into the air and halting all flights at the Middle East's busiest airport
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| May.4 |
Etihad turbulence: More than 30 passengers injured. Jakarta
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| Mar.18 |
All 61 aboard Dubai airliner killed in crash in south Russia Map of Rostov-on-Don Russia| Passenger jet FlyDubai Boeing 738 has crashed in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with at least 55 passengers and six crew on board, officials say | |
| 2010 |
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| Mar.30 |
Missing sheikh found dead after crash. Morocco
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| Mar.26 |
Head of Abu Dhabi sovereign fund missing. Morocco
| 2005 |
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| Jun.22 |
US spy plane crashes |
| 2004 |
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| Feb.10 |
Iranian airliner crashed, killing 43 |
| 2001 |
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3 die as jet hijack ends. Saudi Arabia
| 1996 |
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Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision Map of Charkhi Dadri India  India: The aircraft involved were a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 | |
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Saudia Flight 163 disaster Map of Riyadh Air Base Saudi Arabia| Saudi Arabia: The flight caught fire after takeoff from Riyadh International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) on a flight to Jeddah | |
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| Apr.30 |
Worker dies after falling ill at World Cup stadium site |
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| 2015 |
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| Sep.11 |
Saudi inquiry into Grand Mosque disaster. Mecca
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| Sep.11 |
Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead in Saudi Arabia Map of Grand Mosque Mecca Saudi Arabia At least 107 people died and more than 230 people were injured when a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city at 17:23 local time
| 2007 |
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| Nov.8 |
Bridge collapses in Dubai marina
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| Jan.6 |
Mecca disaster toll rises to 53 |
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| Jan.5 |
76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse Map of Mecca A hotel in Islam's holiest city collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage
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| Mar.27 |
22 killed in Dubai drydock flood |
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| Mar.19 |
Saudi bus crash kills 19 Egyptian pilgrims. Mecca
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| Nov.21 |
Flu kills four pilgrims. Saudi Arabia
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| Mar.20 |
US navy vessels collide in Gulf
| 2006 |
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| Apr.1 |
Death boat's captain detained. Bahrain
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| Mar.31 |
'Too many on board' boat. Bahrain
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| Mar.30 |
Ferry sinks carrying 150 people Bahrain: A total of 48 bodies have so far been recovered from the site. 52 people have been rescued
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.1 |
Third undersea Internet cable cut United Arab Emirates: A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.8 |
Cyclone death toll reaches 35. Oman
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| Jun.7 |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region Oman: Cyclone Gonu battered coast with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations
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