The Sidr tree (lote-tree) is more than just a plant that grows in the silence of the desert. It is a story of life and resilience, and a symbol of blessing and dignity in culture and religion.

Entrepreneur-turned-author Dr Adil Alzarooni crafts an Emirati narrative of mysticism, memory, and modern identity ...

Some are blackly comic—a monkey scrambles up an apple tree and is shot by a compatriot in a tank ... At one point they were forced to hide inside a sidr bush, thick and thorny. If the Janjaweed ...

And luckily, there are many reasons to opt to stay here– the desert setting dotted with sidr trees is astonishingly beautiful, and its determination to conserve and preserve deeply admirable – but the ...

sidr, wild ghaf, shoa and markh. This nursery supports the national initiative to distribute ten million Omani wild tree seedlings, aimed at enhancing the nation’s vegetation cover and preserving its ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Trees depicted in famous artworks across a range of styles follow the same mathematical rules as their ...