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Mecca crane collapse: About 107 dead, several injured in Saudi Arabia

September 12, 2015September 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

At least 100 people have been killed after a crane collapsed on to the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, the country’s Civil Defence Authority has said. Over 238 people were wounded, the civil defence authority tweeted. It is not clear what happened, but images on social media showed a large number […]

Billionaire Saudi prince to give away $32 billion fortune

July 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the Saudi Arabian billionaire and one of the world’s richest people, announced on Wednesday that he will donate all of his wealth of $32 billion (£20.5 billion) to charity over the coming years. The money will go to the Saudi prince’s organisation called Alwaleed Philanthropies to work in the fields of […]