In this Issue

Our Ramadan Issue, gives you an exclusive look inside the Holy Kaaba. We also discuss Ramadan, its benefits, and share Ramadan photo stories from across the Gulf. 

Feature


How the date palm came to the U.S.

It all began towards the end of the 19th C, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent out a group of ‘Agriculture Explorers’ to search the world for profitable crops.

Arts and Culture


Inside the Holy Kaaba

Our Omani photo storyteller, Adnan Al Balushi, visits the factory in which the kiswah is made.

Travel


In pictures : Ramadan in…

Located in the center of old Hofuf, a city in the eastern province of Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, most reports indicate that Qaisariah Souq is approximately two centuries old.

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