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Hajj 2026 concluded without any outbreaks of major diseases
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Saudi Arabia and the WHO hailed the 2026 Hajj after the pilgrimage concluded without any confirmed or suspected epidemic disease cases.

The New Arab Staff
01 June, 2026
A security personnel officer stands guard during a rally by supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amid the Middle East war, in the capital Sanaa on 17 April 2026. [Getty]
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An army personnel stands guard at the Red Zone area ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on 20 April 2026. [Getty]
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (center) chairs a meeting attended by the Yazid bin Farhan, advisor to the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs, France's Special Envoy to Lebanon and former minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, US Ambassador to Beirut Michael Issa, Saudi Arabian Ambassador Walid Bukhari, Egypt's ambassador to Beirut Ala Musa, Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Sheikh Saud bin Abdurrahman Al Thani, French Ambassador Herve Magro and Qatar Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Thani in Beirut
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