The Hajj Tragedy and Iranian Anger
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On September 26, BBC Arabic reported that the Saudi foreign minister called on Iran to stop exploiting the Hajj stampede tragedy for political purposes. 130 Iranians were among the 769 people killed in the stampede and Iran's President Rouhani has called for the UN to open an investigation into the incident.
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- meeting
- لقاء
- to conceal
- أَخْفَى , يُخْفي
- they died
- لَقِيَ حتفهم
- discussions with
- مباحثات مع
- its heartbreaking (f)
- انها تدمي القلب
- performing Hajj
- آداء مناسك الحج
- they will be held accountable
- ستتم محاسبتهم
- the tragic stampede
- التدافع المأسوي
- to lead to
- أَدَّى إلى , يُؤَدِّي إلى
- about what happened
- عما حصل