khamsin

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Last week, as Jerusalem suffered under the worst khamsin since 1893, tempers and guns blazed along Israel's borders.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The plain fact was that, as Arab and Jew squared off for battle in the hazy heat of a khamsin desert wind, no one wanted the battle to start.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moving up out of the desert each spring and fall, the khamsin is an ill wind that blows no one in the Middle East any good.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was another very hot day, with a khamsin blowing, and the hard, shelterless hill-sides were a poor place to spend it on.

From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.