Saudi Arabia’s Downsized Hajj, Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Transformation, and More
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Saudi Arabia hosts a scaled-down hajj, Turkey’s historic Hagia Sophia begins its reconversion into a mosque, and tensions mount over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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