It's Dates way in Muslim houses during Ramadan

ROGER HARRISON

Jeddah, Aug 6: The date palm, originating, as best we know, in the Middle East, has proved such a successful plant and source of nourishment that it has spread across the planet.Domesticated and bred to meet local conditions, the date palm was first recorded in the area around the Arabian Gulf More

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Dates mentioned in Qur’an

ARAB NEWS

Jeddah, Aug 6: The date fruit and tree were dear to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the word “date” is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an more than 20 times.While the date palm tree is called “nakhl,” the fruit is called “tamr” in Arabic.The date palm, mentioned more than any other fruit-bearing plant in More

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China evacuates 206,000

Typhoon Muifa

Beijing, Aug 6: Over 206,000 people in the coastal areas of east China have been evacuated as the region braces for Typhoon Muifa. The country issued a red alert, the highest in its four-level high wave warning system for sea waves, Saturday as the powerful phenomenon swept across the the East China More

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‘US has 'snatch-and-grab' plan for Pak nuke weapons’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Aug 6: The US has a contingency plan to "snatch-and-grab" Pakistan's nuclear weapons, if and when the President believes they are a threat to either America or its interests, a media report has said, amid strains in bilateral ties. Plans have been drawn up for dealing with worst More

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‘24 killed in Syria's latest protests’

Beirut, Aug 6: The Syrian military tightened its suffocating siege on the city of Hama today, and activists said security forces killed at least 24 civilians the day before in a nationwide crackdown on anti-government protesters. A Hama resident said tanks shelled the city last night, which More

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Rebels launch push in western Libya

Bir Ayad (Libya), Aug 6: Backed by tanks and rocket fire, Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces in the country's west launched a major push Saturday toward key towns along the Mediterranean coast near the capital Tripoli. Hundreds of fighters were on the move along the road from the More

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