Muslims from around the world are converging on Mount Arafat on Saturday as the annual Hajj pilgrimage reaches its climax.
Since sunrise, more than close to two million worshippers have gathered at the hill and the vast area around it, which is about 15 kilometres from Mecca.
The annual hajj rites end with the Eid Al Adha festival, which will be celebrated by Muslims worldwide on Sunday.
Eid prayers will be offered in designated mosques and Eid mussallahs across the UAE.
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Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
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Seven overhead power lines out of service due to falling debris in Kuwait
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Airstrikes on Iraqi site kill 10 fighters including commander
Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces in the western province of Anbar killed at least 10 fighters, including the PMF's Anbar operations commander, and wounded 30 others, security and health sources told Reuters early on Tuesday.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia preparing new massive attack
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