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Coalition launches strike in Yemen after Aden 'coup'

A coalition said Sunday that it had launched a strike apparently against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in the second city of Aden. The seizure, decried by the Riyadh-backed Yemeni government as a coup supported by the United Arab Emirates,...

Muslims at haj gather on Mount Arafat to atone for sins

Two million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday amid the summer heat and regional tensions for a vigil to atone for their sins and seek God’s forgiveness as part of the annual haj pilgrimage. Pilgrims clad in white robes signifying a state of purity spent the...