- US worst-hit country with 4,657,693 cases including 154,793 deaths
- Eastern military strongman tells Turkish president Libyans will never again be colonized
- Capital gets a facelift as Vision 2030 program works to plant 7.5 million trees
- Most of the tree species used in the project are from a well-developed local environment with low agricultural service and care
- Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes on Hamas facilities in Gaza
- Belarusian authorities have said they suspect the men entered their country to plot “acts of terrorism” and destabilize it before an Aug. 9 presidential election
- Russia has close relations with a number of Latin American countries including Venezuela, and sent dozens of military personnel to Caracas last year
- Xiao-i argued that Apple’s voice-recognition technology Siri infringes on a patent that it applied for in 2004
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Zamzam
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.
Udhiyyah
Udhiyyah is the Muslim ritual of animal sacrifice during Eid Al-Adha, which marks the end of Hajj. Every year Muslims around the world slaughter an animal – a goat, a sheep, a cow or a camel – to reflect Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail for the sake of God.
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- There has been good and bad news for Al Nassr as Brazilian centre-back Maicon Pereira has arrived in Riyadh from Galatasaray and has been cleared to play
- Egypt has in recent years enforced strict Internet controls
- Stringent laws were approved in 2018 allowing authorities to block websites seen as a threat to national security
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