Taif
Americannoun
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Saudi Arabia issued attack alerts Tuesday for Mecca -- the holy city's first of the Middle East war -- and Jeddah and Taif governorates, before quickly cancelling them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
All militias were supposed to be disarmed after the 1989 Taif Accord that ended the civil war, but Hezbollah was exempt because it was fighting Israeli forces occupying southern Lebanon.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
The last infection occurred in the city of Taif and involved a patient who had contact with camels.
From Salon ● May 11, 2024
It fell to foreign powers to end Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war through the Taif peace agreement backed by Saudi Arabia, and again in 2008 when a deal mediated in Qatar halted a slide to conflict.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
The bulk of the Mecca garrison were at this time at Taif.
From With the British Army in The Holy Land by H. O. (Henry Osmond) Lock
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