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 Call for OPEC supply curbs Saudi Arabia called for supply curbs when the cartel meets to prevent a further slide in oil prices
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Europeans confess to Saudi bombs TV showed a Briton, a Belgian, and a Canadian confessing to 2 bombings
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Hajj pilgrims flock to Mina  Muslim pilgrims have left Mecca in thousands of cars and buses or on foot for Mina at the start of the annual pilgrimage
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 Hajj reaches climax 2 million pilgrims have descended on Mount Arafat outside Mecca
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Hajj crush kills pilgrims| A stampede has killed at least 35 Muslim pilgrims during the ritual of the symbolic stoning of Satan | |
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Hajj continues after crush tragedy Stoning of Satan, is the 3-day ritual, a central part of the Muslim Hajj
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Virus alert in Gulf states United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have found cases of foot-and-mouth disease
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 Hijack plane lands in Saudi| A Russian passenger plane hijacked after takeoff from Turkey. Kremlin is assuming the Kidnappers are from Chechnya | |
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Hijackers demand end war Map of Medina Saudi Arabia The hijackers are demanding an end to the Chechnya war. A Russian airplane sits isolated at the Medina airport
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3 die as jet hijack ends| Security forces stormed a Russian plane hijacked by Chechens. Dead were a ijacker, a passenger and a flight attendant | |
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Russia seeks hijack extraditions Russia is demanding that the hijackers who were arrested after Saudi special forces stormed the plane are extradited
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Iraqi-Saudi Embrace Prince Abdul Aziz and Iraqi Vice President embraced each other as sign of improving Iraqi-Saudi relations
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Embassy bomber sentenced to life Mohamed al-'Owhali, a 24-year-old Saudi, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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  Rumsfeld visits Riyadh US Defence Secretary has begun a tour of the Middle East
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2 killed in explosion| A pedestrian threw a package bomb. Blast has killed 2 people and injured 4 other | |
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Saudi gift rejected Mayor Giuliani rejected a $10m donation from Prince Al-Walid after he said US should re-examine policies in Mid East
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 Blair talks with King Fahd| UK Prime Minister aimed at bolstering support for the US-led coalition against terrorism | |
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