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Pilgrims from across the world start arriving in Arafat, near Mecca, ahead of the start of the annual haj. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion that on Thursday killed more than a dozen people at a Mosque in the headquarters of Saudi Arabia’s Special Emergency Force in the kingdom’s Asir region, according to Reuters.
San Salvador, Jul 19 (EFE).- A group of 1,046 soldiers were incorporated Monday into a security plan against gangs, which has more than 10,000 members of the Armed Forces deployed throughout El Salvador, out of the 20,200 active soldiers.President Nayib Bukele announced the incorporation of the military in security tasks as part of the fourth phase of the Territorial Control Plan and to support the agents of the National Civil Police (PNC). (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS).SHOT LIST: MILITARY OFFICERS TAKE PART IN A PRESENTATION CEREMONY IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
Mecca, Jul 18 (EFE/EPA).- Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca on Sunday, amid strict rules to curb the spread of coronavirus.The 2021 Hajj pilgrimage is allowed for a maximum of 60,000 residents and nationals of Saudi Arabia who are under 65 year old without a chronic disease and who can show proof of vaccination. Hajj 2021 is the second year that its access is being limited due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PILGRIMS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS WALK IN THE MUSLIM HOLY CITY OF MECCA, ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE, SAUDI ARABIA.
Tbilisi, Sep 17 (EFE), (Camera: Enrique del Viso).- The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will develop an international code for the protection of tourists for the post-COVID 19 scenario and will promote coordination between countries to establish security standards, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said in an interview with Efe on the occasion of the UNWTO Executive Council hold in Tbilisi. FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF UNWTO SECRETARY-GENERAL ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI:"Our role is precisely this: coordinate and support countries. Communicating with them. Identifying and reach an agreement under some standards about how we can travel and organise travel corridors between countries. We have different examples of this. For example, the European Union has its own policy, which is not dependant on the UNWTO. But we gave it some recommendations. In America, the United States had its own policy, as well as South America. We are facing very difficult moments. Our role consists in searching, so we have advised the Executive Council to find a group of countries that will be flexible to agree and be coordinated to implement a standard regarding how we will travel until the situation goes back to normal."
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he has approved the deployment of 3,000 additional troops and military hardware to Saudi Arabia to boost the country's defenses in the wake of attacks on its oil installations blamed on Iran. SOUNDBITE
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