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The missile is named after the Battle of Khaybar, the 628 campaign in which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces conquered the fortified oasis of Khaybar, then held by Arabian Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The African and Arabian plates were moving northward during the final stage of their collision with Asia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Londoner Bhatia, 46, was awarded the young entrepreneur of the year award in 2013, and sits on the advisory board of the Saudi Arabian government's cultural affairs and international relations unit.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The threats escalated on Tuesday, with the Yemeni group, which controls part of the civil-war-ravaged country, warning shipping companies to avoid all Saudi Arabian ports, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
My horse was a big black Arabian with a half-moon shock of white for a bib.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
The four Bahrain individuals were genetically more like present-day populations from the Levant and Iraq than to Arabians.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
"I don't discount sportswashing but there's a whole load of other things that I think the Saudi Arabians are trying to achieve," says Chadwick.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022
There are 10 stakes races on the card, including the 14th, which is for Arabians, not thoroughbreds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2022
In some of the audio, Piqué told Rubiales they needed to get the former King Juan Carlos involved to try to help negotiate the Super Cup deal with the Saudi Arabians.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Marlena was standing in the menagerie tent in front of a string of stunning black and white Arabians when August first approached her.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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