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Hajj pilgrims will be monitored from above as drones take to the sky above Makkah for this year’s event. EPA

Saudi Arabia uses drones to monitor Hajj pilgrims

Summer heat preparations include cooled roads and crowd surveillance technology

UK says Gulf trade deal next in line after sealing pact with EU

The pro-Palestine students caught up in Trump's war on liberal universities

Pro-Palestine Yale students continue hunger strike over Gaza aid crisis

Trump’s Gulf tour marks reset in ties and long-term US engagement

Trump says his priority is to end conflicts as landmark Doha visit ends

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Abdullah Al Mutawa, one of the many Emiratis making their way to Saudi Arabia from Dubai International Airport on Monday. Photo: Ali Al Shouk

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique during the club's victory celebrations in Paris. Reuters

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The non-compete clause should not be used as a way of preventing any departing employee from taking another job. Getty Images

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