A Saudi Arabian man has been arrested for allegedly helping a Jewish television reporter from Israel enter Mecca in defiance of a ban on non-Muslims setting foot in Islam’s holiest city. The unidentified Saudi citizen was referred to prosecutors for “facilitating the entry of a non-Muslim journalist” into Mecca, local police …
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In a statement on Wednesday, the company said it is discussing the projects with advisory firm Energy Estate, which is represented in the Australian cities of Sydney, Canberra, and Adelaide. The plans include the construction of three facilities – two floating ones off the coast of New South Wales and …
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This comes as the Venetian Macao Convention and Exhibition Centre this week hosted a big technology-themed trade fair, which is expected to give rise to new industries and revitalize the regional economy. The event’s website portrayed Macau as “the new centre of international technologies” to connect the Asia Pacific tech …
Read More »Car RAMS into gate of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, driver arrested in ‘abnormal condition’ (VIDEOS)
The collision on Friday night saw a driver careen off the road and slam into the mosque – known formally as the Masjid al-Haram – captured in footage circulating online. According to a representative for the Mecca regional government, Sultan al-Dosari, the car “swerved while moving at a high speed on …
Read More »Hawaii is a Mecca for surfers: incredibly extreme photo. Photo
The place is famous for its high and clean waves. Surfing live – it’s beautiful! The video also looks cool, but when you see soaring over a wave a surfer with my own eyes how it for a fraction of a second ahead of the wave, literally running away from …
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