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Cappardaceae, Capparis cartilaginea, Shafallah, Lasaf, Kabar, Oman, Southern Coast
Shafallah is a perennial shrub found growing prostrate or scrambling, typically in rocky ground and out of rock cliffs. The floral buds are presumably pickled and eaten as capers. I’m looking fo… more →
Pray for the Arabian Peninsula
spiritualcourage wrote 2 weeks ago: Continue to pray that solitary and seeking Christians in the Arabian Peninsula will find Bibles and … more →
Arabia running out of...sand
davidbroberts wrote 1 month ago: No longer is the key debate in Gulf politics about when oil and gas reserves will run out but instea … more →
A Look at My New Home of Buraydah, KSA
John wrote 2 months ago: Still waiting on getting my visa. It should be somewhere between the visa agent (Travisa) and the Sa … more →
Talks of Peace, Threats of War
pakistanpal wrote 4 months ago: Eric S. Margolis President Barack Obama’s long-awaited Mideast peace offensive has begun with … more →
Oman at the Seminar for Arabian Studies
ynotoman wrote 4 months ago: It was good to join the Seminar for Arabian Studies at the British Museum. Held annually it focuses … more →
Ralph Peters on Obama
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Michael LaBossiere wrote 6 months ago: Image via Wikipedia Ralph Peters presented his analysis of Obama’s speech. While there are rea … more →
D-1 Bobbing About, We Made Too Many Wrong Mistakes and Thank God for Good Managers
padresteve wrote 6 months ago: June 5th 1944 should have been D-Day. Instead because of a ferocious storm that descended across th … more →
Socotra: Pirates plunder island’s petrol
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Alex Dimiziani wrote 7 months ago: People trickle like petrol to the station to get their fill The very day the world celebrated the re … more →
Socotra: Queuing up in front of the banking demolition ball
Alex Dimiziani wrote 7 months ago: Socotran lobster: A colourful means of income It is hard to imagine that a small island in the Gulf … more →
Socotra: Where aid goes (wrong)
Alex Dimiziani wrote 7 months ago: Mahatta hospital: Pretty useless for the time being An impressive hospital stands erect in Mahatta, … more →
Socotra: The paradisiacal panacea
Alex Dimiziani wrote 7 months ago: There are as many theories regarding the provenance of the island’s name as there are spellings for … more →
Socotra: An introduction to the island
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Alex Dimiziani wrote 7 months ago: Qalansiya: A heavenly sight Alternately spelled Socotra, Suqutra and Soqotra, it is the name for a s … more →
Socotra: Government ban on qat leaves the island dry
Alex Dimiziani wrote 7 months ago: Wadi Ayhaft: An emerald river runs through it Socotra is an island hugged by the Indian Ocean to the … more →
Cappardaceae, Capparis cartilaginea, Shafallah, Lasaf, Kabar, Oman, Southern Coast
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anthromes wrote 7 months ago: Shafallah is a perennial shrub found growing prostrate or scrambling, typically in rocky ground and … more →
Oman, Southern Coast, Unidentified Flora
anthromes wrote 7 months ago: This is one of a series of photographs from an island off the southern coast of Oman. I am trying to … more →
Oman, Southern Coast, Unidentified Flora
anthromes wrote 7 months ago: This is one of a series of photographs from an island off the southern coast of Oman. I am trying to … more →
Oman, Southern Coast, Unidentified Flora
anthromes wrote 7 months ago: This is one of a series of photographs from an island off the southern coast of Oman. I am trying to … more →
Oman, Southern Coast, Unidentified
anthromes wrote 7 months ago: This is one of a series of photographs from an island off the southern coast of Oman. I am trying to … more →
Oman, Southern Coast, Unidentified flora
anthromes wrote 7 months ago: This is one of a series of photographs from an island off the southern coast of Oman. I am trying to … more →
