Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya

CAIRO — The U.N.’s migration agency expressed alarm Friday over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya. Earlier this week, Libya’s criminal investigations authority reported the grave had been found in the Shuayrif region, 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of the capital, … Read more

Formidable Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj might face challenges from local weather change

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has formidable plans to welcome hundreds of thousands extra pilgrims to Islam’s holiest websites. However as local weather change heats up an already scorching area, the annual Hajj pilgrimage — a lot of which takes place open air within the desert — might show much more daunting. The elevated … Read more