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Seventh Annual Dawah conference successful

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RIYADH — A conference was held on Feb.15 at the Dawah Centre in New Industrial Area 2. Over 2000 people attended to listen to the informative and thought provoking speeches of renowned scholars. Secretary general Jamiat Ahel Hadith Pakistan Hafiz Abdul Karim S, Ali Muhammad Abu Turab Naib Amir, Maqsood ul Hassan Faizi and o

Orbit International School students visit PnG

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JEDDAH — In today’s world technology is developing at a rapid pace, and each day a new invention is introduced to facilitate the humans in their different fields. Orbit International School Al Khobar has always encouraged its students to participate in activities to enhance their capabilities and understand technology.

Hard work and parents’ prayers key to success — Vakil

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Syeda Amtul and Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Renowned Ghazal singer Mohammed Vakil has seen success in the form of playback singing for major Indian movie productions, performing before legendary singers like Lata Mangeshkar and conducting several live performances within and beyond India.

Algerian revolution focus of cultural evening at consulate

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Algerian Consulate General organized a cultural evening at the consulate premises with the theme the Algerian Revolution in Saudi Poetry on Wednesday. Dr. Bou Abdullah Gholam Allah, Algerian minister of religious affairs and endowments, and Algerian Ambassador in

Bantay Bata host in Kingdom to thank OFWs for support

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Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Filipinos working in Jeddah enthusiastically welcomed the arrival of a well-known television personality from the Philippines in the city. Talk show host and news anchor Tina Monson Palma arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport on Wednesday via an Emira

IIROSA restructuring financial and administrative systems

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IIROSA acting Secretary-General Ehsan Saleh Taieb addressing a meeting (picture at right) of the ad hoc team assigned the task of restructuring the organization’s finances and administration in Jeddah. — Courtesy photos JEDDAH — The International Islamic Relief Organization, Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) will be restr

India’s CG pledges quick follow-up to serious, genuine cases

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has pledged to personally follow up on serious and urgent cases affecting members of the Indian community for a quick resolution of their issues.“Though most of the cases are labor-related, there are serious and genuine ca

Arrest after discovery of headless body in tank

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Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of an Asian whose body was found decapitated inside an underground septic tank in Jeddah’s Kilo 14 area. A water tanker driver saw part of the body protruding from inside the underground septic tan

Drivers demand release of buses impounded in Makkah

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Fahd Al-Manaee Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A row over impounded Coaster buses has resurfaced, with drivers asking the Traffic Department to release the vehicles so they can continue to earn a living. However, the department has refused, saying it is within its rights to impound any bus that violates its re

Qatif man jailed for distributing ex’s pictures

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Saudi Gazette report QATIF — The District Court in Qatif governorate jailed a man and his accomplice on Wednesday for publishing his ex-wife’s photos on the messaging application WhatsApp and through a circular email, Al-Yaum daily reported on Thursday. The pair will also be lashed aft

Health minister should be held accountable, says Reham’s mother

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The mother of a 13-year-old girl who is being treated at Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center after contracting HIV from a botched blood transfusion procedure at a Jazan public hospital said the minister of health should be the first person to be

4-yr-old girl rescued from abandoned well

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Naif Ali Saudi Gazette MADINAH — The Civil Defense in Madinah succeeded in rescuing a four-year-old girl who fell into a 60-meter deep abandoned well on Wednesday night. Rehab Al-Oufi fell into the well at around 6 p.m. in Al-Qasba village, 15 kilometers north of Henakiya. Civil Defense

When will the official resign?

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Khalaf Al-Harbi Okaz newspaper For reasons I do not know of, we seem to be living outside this planet. We deal with crises as if they are unique issues which were not experienced by others. We display amazing reactions to the issues of public opinion but this reaction is only verbal. We become angry, announce our total rejection of mistak

Divorce rate swells among Saudi scholarship students

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Aliyah Al-Duais Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Divorces among Saudi couples studying abroad are becoming increasingly commonplace, student sources said. Some students believe that the young men and women of today have become irresponsible while others say they are not ready yet for such commitment at a

Egyptian education ministers find instant solutions to expat worries

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(From R) Minister of Education Ibrahim Ghoneim, Consul General Adel El-Alfy, Minister of Higher Education Mustafa Musaad and Cultural Consul Amr Omran during the open house at the Egyptian Consulate General in Jeddah. — SG photo Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Egypt’s Minister

First female Hai’a group formed in Al-Khobar

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Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — The 2nd Al-Khobar Girls Forum that recently started announced the formation of the first female members’ group of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) that will give religious advice to forum visitors, said the executive dire

Shock and grief fill homes of Madinah crash victims

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Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The news of a horrific traffic accident in which three female teachers were killed and three others injured, one of them seriously last Monday, shocked the residents of Madinah. The survivors are receiving treatment at King Fahd Hospital. Samar A

With over 60,000 visitors, education fair concludes in Riyadh

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The five-day International Exhibition and Forum of Education (IEFE) 2013 concluded in Riyadh on Friday with over 60,000 visitors, according to Naif Bin Alromi, deputy education minister for planning and development and the supervisor general of the event. &ldqu

MCI to hold workshop for govt spokesmen

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Culture and Information will conduct a one-day training workshop for over 50 spokesmen of various government departments at King Fahd Cultural Center here on Saturday. The spokesmen from ministries, general directorates and other government agenc

CITC to block accounts with explicit content

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Haifa Al-Zahrani Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Any website and Twitter, Facebook or YouTube account with inappropriate content will be blocked by the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC), spokesman for CITC Sultan Al-Malek said. Al-Malek told Saudi Gazette that the commission monitors
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