khamsin
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Judges in some Arab countries take a lenient attitude toward crimes committed during the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hot, dry atmosphere produced by the khamsin contains an excess of positive ions.
From Time Magazine Archive
These victims have few specific complaints beyond an extreme sensitivity to the rapid temperature changes caused by the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, as Jerusalem suffered under the worst khamsin since 1893, tempers and guns blazed along Israel's borders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alexandria on our return was dimmed in the heat and choking in the sand clouds of a khamsin.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
