Mysterious toilet blockages plague Cathay flights The Independent | Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it has endured a spate of mysterious toilet blockages on its Airbus fleet, with one packed plane forced to make an unscheduled landing because it had no working lavatory. | Toilets on the Hong Kong airline's Airbus A330 and A340 planes have been blocked in three separ...
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Creating Thanksgiving feast in Egypt requires resourcefulness Pittsburgh Tribune Review | CAIRO, Egypt — The hunt for Thanksgiving dinner ingredients starts early here. | Scouring the three major grocery stores and the many vegetable and fruit shops, you savor the small victories of spotting a can of whole cranberries or pumpkin puree. | Oh, look — a cranberry candle! Sage! Fresh thyme...
Kenya muslim leaders split over celebrations Kenya Broadcasting Corp Written By:Margaret Kalekye/kna , Posted: Thu, Nov 26, 2009 | Caption: Idd-ul-Adha (the festival of sacrifice) celebrations are observed after the annual Islamic Hajj Pilgrimage. | A section of Muslim leaders are opposing the Id...
Mysterious toilet blockages plague Cathay flights The Independent | Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it has endured a spate of mysterious toilet blockages on its Airbus fleet, with one packed plane forced to make an unscheduled landing because it had no working lavatory. | Toilets on the Hong Kong airline's Airbus A33...
Creating Thanksgiving feast in Egypt requires resourcefulness Pittsburgh Tribune Review | CAIRO, Egypt — The hunt for Thanksgiving dinner ingredients starts early here. | Scouring the three major grocery stores and the many vegetable and fruit shops, you savor the small victories of spotting a can of whole cranberries or pumpkin puree. ...
Protection on hajj Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site yesterday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions -- umbrellas and face masks -- as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of ...
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UK Hajj pilgrims reassured after swine flu deaths BBC News | About 25,000 Britons on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca have been reassured swine flu precautions are in place, despite the deaths of four pilgrims. | Saudi authorities have exclude...
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Heavy rains in Saudi delay Muslim pilgrims at haj The Star | JEDDAH (Reuters) - The annual haj pilgrimage began with delays for thousands of Muslims stuck in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah on Wednesday after heavy rain forced the cl...
Islam's hajj: rain and fears of swine flu The Press Democrat | Saudi authorities have been planning ways for months to inhibit the spread of swine flu during the pilgrimage, which is seen as an incubator for the virus. The four-day event is one of the most crowded in the world, with more than 3 million people ...
Islam's hajj: rain and fears of swine flu Houston Chronicle | JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions - umbrellas and face masks - as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swi...
UK Hajj pilgrims reassured after swine flu deaths BBC News | About 25,000 Britons on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca have been reassured swine flu precautions are in place, despite the deaths of four pilgrims. | Saudi authorities have excluded people aged over 65 and under 12, and those with chronic diseases fr...
Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj The Boston Globe | MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia-Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people. | Flooding from the unusually heavy downpours hit hardest in the Red Sea coastal city of Jiddah, about 40 miles (60 ki...
Trendiest Italian jewelry a big hit in Saudi market Arab News | K.S. Ramkumar | Arab News | JEDDAH: In spite of gold becoming more precious and expensive by the day, its demand in Saudi Arabia remains steady with Saudis longing increasingly for the trendiest Italian jewelry, according to a market leader. | "Italian jewelry is in great demand because of the trendiest fashion it continues to maintain," a manage...
