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The Hajj in Mecca
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Heat wave: Dutch tourists die during the Hajj in Mecca, and on the Greek island of Crete
20 June 2024 - 16:40
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Shots were fired at the embassy of Saudi Arabia on Koninginnegracht in The Hague, 12 November 2020
CrimeWeird
Suspect to spend 4 years in prison for firing 29 bullets at Saudi embassy in The Hague
24 December 2021 - 14:49
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Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Amsterdam museum calls for Mecca-selfies despite ban
24 July 2018 - 16:00
Health
First confirmed MERS case in the Netherlands
14 May 2014 - 18:57
Entertainment
First Mecca Pilgrimage Exhibition
21 August 2013 - 08:19

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