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What’s behind the Middle East’s doomsday fever?
MENASource July 16, 2024 • 3:10 pm ET Print this page What’s behind the Middle East’s doomsday fever? By Sarah Zaaimi A group of Iraqi youth secretly gathers in a secluded house in Wasit governorate to carry out an unusual, yet lethal, raffle game. The …