Yitzhak Rabin, former Israel Prime Minister, was assassinated in 1995 by a right-wing extremist who opposed his efforts to make peace with the Palestinians.

Tensions have heightened in the Middle East after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat refused a one-way ticket from Israeli leader Ariel Sharon out of his besieged and battered Ramallah headquarters ...

Gaza - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said on Friday he was doing his utmost to stop gunmen shooting at Israelis from areas under full Palestinian control. "We are exerting every effort to ...

Abbas, who succeeded longtime Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chair Yasser Arafat upon his death in late 2004, also called on Hamas to put an end to the conflict by releasing hostages.

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are spending the day in prayer in Arafat to fulfil a key ritual of the Hajj in Saudi ...

We advise against climbing mountains or high places on the Day of Arafat' Mist dispensers refreshen pilgrims as they walk up Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Mount of Mercy, during the ...

Mobilises health and logistics support to safeguard millions on Arafat Day Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has issued a series of precautionary directives urging pilgrims to ...

Doha: The Qatari Hajj Mission has revealed that approximately 85 percent of the preparations for the camps designated for pilgrims from the State of Qatar at the holy sites in Mina, Arafat ...

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat on June 5 during the high point of the annual haj pilgrimage, as Saudi officials called on participants to refrain from being ...

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims for 30 years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, according to figures released Thursday.