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WASHINGTON/CAIRO: The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told…

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca on Friday after having completed the hajj pilgrimage in scorching heat and despite the shadow of war…

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A pilgrim casts a stone at a pillar symbolising Satan on the second day of the stoning ritual, during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia. – Reuters

The US and ​Iran have reached an agreement ​on a memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire for 60 days, but US President Donald Trump has yet to approve it, four source…