At least 717 killed in Mecca stampede on last day of hajj

In this image posted on the official Twitter account of the directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense agency, rescuers respond to a stampede that killed and injured pilgrims in the holy city of Mina during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. (Directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense agency via AP)

Officials say at least 863 others injured in tent city at Mina in latest disaster to strike annual Muslim pilgrimage; no Israelis known hurt

Egypt postpones all soccer matches following Cairo deaths

A soccer fan is seen near a police car, which was set on fire by fireworks, during clashes between soccer fans and security forces in front of a stadium on the outskirts of Cairo February 8, 2015. Twenty-two people were killed in clashes outside a Cairo football stadium on Sunday, the public prosecutor’s office said. Witnesses said people had been crushed in a stampede when police used teargas to break up a crowd trying to enter the stadium from which they were barred. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper