On this day in history
15 August
Saturday Hijri 2 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 15 August
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1916110 years ago
Al-Qibla newspaper begins publication in Mecca
On 15 August 1916 Sharif Hussein began publishing the newspaper al-Qibla in Mecca. It became the official organ of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz, proclaimed later that year.
By the Hijri calendar 2 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH
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