The dark brown Ajwa date from the Madinah region is known for its softness, dryness and high price. – RIYADH: RASHID HASSAN A new research says it has found evidence that the Ajwa date from Madinah contains active elements useful in the prevention of diseases like cancer. The research was carried out in Riyadh-based King Saud University (KSU) to discover the …
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Hajj – A Beautiful Journey
Vision cannot encompass this beautiful sight (the Ka’bah). Each glance return with a greater delight! Glory be to ALLAH TA’ALA for making the Ka’bah the rendezvous of the Ummah, for making Hajj the key expression of solidarity among Believers and as a manifestation of the bond of fraternity and mutual affinity. A journey full of symbolism, for it represents the …
Read More »German technology to speed up slaughtering – JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED
A shipload of goats and sheep from Somalia are unloaded at the Jeddah port on Oct. 5, 2013, to be slaughtered during Eid Al-Adha. (SPA) The Makkah Municipality has introduced German technology at a cost of SR56 million to speed up slaughtering this Eid. In a statement, the municipality said …
Read More »What The Rest Of The World Thinks About The U.S. Shutdown Agence France Presse
From Chinese bloggers to European central bankers, the world is watching the U.S. government shutdown with a mixture of bewilderment and growing nervousness that any debt default could hit struggling economies. The effects of the dramatic spending freeze have rippled around the globe, paralysing a leading earthquake alert system, forcing American scientists to pull out of international conferences and leading …
Read More »Sri Lanka urged to protect Muslims
NEW YORK: The government is downplaying and protecting the groups who spread hatred and violence against minorities, particularly Muslims in Sri Lanka, the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay told a UN Human Rights assembly. In her statement at the 24th United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva, Pillay said that she was “alarmed” at the recent …
Read More »U.S. Treasury Warns of What’s to Come: “Catastrophic Effect… Could Last for More Than a Generation”
The next time someone tells you that the US government is operating in a fiscally sustainable manner and that our economy is growing strongly point them to the latest report from the U.S. Treasury Department. According to the new report released yesterday all of our worst fears may soon be realized should the United States default on its obligations to creditors, …
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