Special to WorldTribune.com Judgement Day came twice this month in Saudi Arabia and the leader of one of two warring factions of Islam wants the world to know that the other faction is responsible. Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Shi’ite, on Sept. 27 demanded that Shia Saudi Arabia apologize for the stampede near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com More than 700 people were killed in a stampede on the third day of the hajj pilgrimage near Mecca on Sept. 24. Saudi authorities said at least 800 more were injured at Mina when two large groups of pilgrims converged at a crossroad leading to where pilgrims take part in the “stoning […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran officials have criticized Saudi Arabia’s administration of the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca after a construction crane disaster killed 107 people on Sept. 11. The construction crane fell into the east side of the mosque, with its boom crashing through the roof. The crane belongs to a German crane company operated by […]