‘Keep exercising in Ramadan’

July 17, 2014

Dammam, Jul 17: The best time to exercise in Ramadan is an hour before breaking the fast or two to three hours after it for 30 minutes, says a local expert.

Raida Al-Habib, a therapeutic and physical nutritionist, said that healthy eating at night and in the morning was also important.

“Each meal should have a variety of small amounts of food such as cooked vegetables, the main dish and fruits. Fried food and sweets should be avoided as much as possible. People can ask a dietitian for help to organize a program for fasting.”

Al-Habib stressed that people should avoid junk food, fats, sweets, sugary drinks, and sodium-rich meals. “If a fasting person is tired and sluggish during the day, it means that there was an imbalance between the iftar and suhoor meals, which could be overeating on food full of fats, sugar and sodium with a low intake of water. All of these factors contribute to a sense of fullness, fatigue, discomfort and thirst the next day,” Al-Habib said.

Al-Habib said people of all ages should exercise throughout the year, not only in Ramadan. They should make exercise part of their lives because it is beneficial for the body.

“People need to devote at least half an hour to exercise a day instead of watching television or their computers for many hours.”

“Ramadan is a challenge for everyone wishing to exercise. They need to make radical changes to their diet and the time they go to gym. These changes help to make exercise beneficial rather than harmful,” Al-Habib said.

People should also be aware of their water and liquid intake during Ramadan especially considering the high temperatures. “People in Ramadan need to manage their time and rearrange their priorities so that they can find a balance in terms of their exercise, and religious and social duties.”

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Syrian Town erupts after Israeli forces enter Beit Jinn; heavy casualties reported

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November 28,2025

Several Syrians were killed and more than two dozen others injured in Israeli strikes on the outskirts of Damascus, amid intensified incursions by the occupying regime since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad and the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rule.

Syrian state TV reported that the casualties occurred during an overnight Israeli assault involving helicopters and drones on the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside. The attack followed an Israeli military unit’s entry into the town, where they were surrounded by local residents, leading to gunfire and direct confrontations.

According to the report, “The occupation army’s helicopters and artillery shelled Beit Jinn, located at the foothills of Mount Hermon, resulting in 13 martyrs and 25 injured civilians.” The broadcaster did not specify the full extent of damage.

Al-Ikhbariyah Syria confirmed that the shelling coincided with Israeli soldiers entering Beit Jinn, while artillery pounded surrounding areas. The broadcaster stated that the escalation began after local residents clashed with an Israeli patrol that had infiltrated the southern town and “kidnapped” three young men.

Following a two-hour exchange of heavy fire, Israeli forces withdrew and repositioned on the hill of Butt al-Warda at the town’s outskirts.

Israeli media acknowledged that six soldiers were wounded in the clashes—three of them seriously—describing the confrontation as a “sudden ambush” that forced the deployment of reserve units and air support to secure an exit route. No further details were provided.

The aggression has fueled renewed displacement from Beit Jinn, with residents fleeing to nearby villages amid increasingly frequent Israeli attacks.

The raid came just a day after Israeli troops carried out another ground incursion into Umm al-Luqas village in Quneitra province. According to SANA, an Israeli unit in four vehicles entered the village, raided several homes, and later withdrew.

Syria condemned the repeated incursions as violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and UN resolutions, urging the international community to enforce compliance and pressure Israel to halt its operations and withdraw fully.

Israel has expanded its attacks across Syrian territory following the collapse of the Assad government last year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly instructed his forces to push deeper into Syrian territory and seize strategic positions.

Meanwhile, critics say the HTS-led interim government’s inaction and growing normalization gestures toward Israel have emboldened Tel Aviv to intensify its military operations. HTS, formerly linked to al-Qaeda, seized control of Damascus last December, formally ending Assad’s rule.

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