- Saudi Arabia called for international measures to halt Iran’s activities that cause instability in the Middle East
- Iran finances armed militias in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon without regard to international charters
- The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 260,393
- A total of 3,303 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far
- The novel coronavirus has brought Iraq’s fragile economy to its knees
- It made Iraq one of the worst hit countries in the Middle East, but still far behind neighboring Iran
- Nritya Gopal Das, an 82-year-old Hindu priest, was the latest public figure to test positive
- Television footage showed Modi holding Das’ hands and bowing before him
- Consumer debt has increased by 25 percent to more than $100 billion in the past three months
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Zamzam is the name of the well in Makkah that comes from the phrase Zome Zome, meaning ‘stop flowing,’ a command repeated by Hagar during her attempt to contain the spring water. Zamzam has over 60 names, including, Zamam, Taybah, Barah, Maymounah, Siqayatu-l Hajj, Barakah, Mubarakah, Kafiyah, Afiyah, Muathibah.
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