Mecca, May 25 (IANS) Over 1.5 million people have arrived in Mecca for the annual Haj pilgrimage, which this year takes place amid hopes for an end to the war in West Asia. To protect them, the Saudi Ministry of Defence has strengthened its air defences. The white-clad pilgrims, travelling by bus or on foot, arrived at the vast Mina encampment after performing the “tawaf,” or walking seven times around the Kaaba, the enormous black cube of Mecca’s Great Mosque. The start of the Hajj coincided wi…
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Riyadh, May 18 (IANS) The Saudi Ministry of Defence announced the interception of three drones after they entered the kingdom’s airspace from Iraq.The ministry’s official spokesperson, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, said on social media platform X that the ministry reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time and place, Xinhua news agency reported.He noted that it will take and implement all necessary operational measures to respond to any attempted attack targeting the kingdom’s so…