T he 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
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Saudi expects five million pilgrims during Ramadan
Pilgrimage visas are 1.1 million up on 2010 making for an unprecedented rise in one of the Kingdom’s most important sources of non-oil revenue Saudi Arabia expects to receive a record five million pilgrims during Ramadan this year. According to figures released by the Agency for Umrah Affairs at the