On board PN Ship Mujahid

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   At the dinner reception held on Sunday on board PN Ship Mujahid at the Jubail Islamic Port, Charge D’ Affaires Khayyam Akbar highlighted the strong brotherly Pak-Saudi relations. He also praised the military relationship between the Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Navy. Akbar and Rear Admiral Ghasham Menahi Al Qahtani was the chief guest. The reception was att

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School students interaction with former ISRO scientist inspiring

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientist Dr. Abdul Salam Mohammed interacts with school students at the "India Vision-2030" program, organized by Jamia Markaz Alumni (JMA), Riyadh Chapter. — Courtesy photo   RIYADH —  Interaction of students with Dr. Abdu

Indians pay tribute to Abul Kalam Azad

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette   AL-KHOBAR — Indian expatriates remembered Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on the occasion of his 126th birthday anniversary on November 11, which is also marked as India’s National Education Day. Abul Kalam Azad was one

15 more in Al-Mohya plot sent to jail

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A special criminal court in Riyadh on Tuesday sentenced 14 Saudis and a Jordanian convicted of terrorism charges to prison terms ranging between 11 and 25 years. The court also slapped a travel ban on the 14 Saudis and ordered the Jordanian to be deported aft

Indian ambassador inaugurates smart classroom at IIS Jubail

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JUBAIL — Ambassador of India Hamid Ali Rao inaugurated "smart classrooms" at the International Indian School Jubail (IIS Jubail) under the school's vision of inducing  technology integrated digital learning program. IIS Jubail is the first embassy school in the Kingdom to launch Phase-1 of the digital clas

Indonesian delegation seeks Saudi business partners

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Naheel Abdullah Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Indonesian Consulate has said it wants development and real estate companies in the southeast Asian country to become more involved in the Saudi market as a government-sponsored delegation from Jakarta visited the Kingdom.

Violence sometimes starts in mosques

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Turki Al-Dakheel Okaz   IN the 1980s, the majority of religious cassettes distributed in mosques and houses described those who wanted to eradicate every root and source of terrorism as secular. Back then, the war on terrorism was a red line no one dared to cross. Those who warned the general public agains

Beautiful rain stories

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Sultan Al-Anqari Al-Madinah    I HAVE just come back from a long trip during which I visited several cities and towns in different countries, all of which had rain, sometimes heavy and other times a drizzle. People in all these places were enjoying the rain and celebrating its fall. I myself had a beautifu

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Wrong vaccines send schoolgirl into coma

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Majed Al-Nefaee Okaz/Saudi Gazette  TAIF – A female student has been admitted to Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital in a coma and put into isolation after being administered three vaccines that were given to her by a medical team at a hospital earlier this week. While

Canadian kid reaches Qur’an contest final

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — A Canadian boy has reached the final of the King Abdulaziz International Qur'an Memorization Competition. The final is held in Makkah and Salah Aldin Ahmad said he is “thrilled” to get the chance to perform Umrah and visit the Grand Mosque.

Saudi flies high at Arab competition

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A first-year student at Umm Al-Qura University has scooped first prize at the Intel Science Competition in the Arab World. Lina Khalid Al-Qahtani, who was representing the Kingdom, impressed the judges not only with her research but also with her respect and

Researchers say e-government will cut ‘wasta’

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — Making all governmental procedures electronic and offering online services will cut instances of wasta (nepotism) in the Kingdom by 85 percent, according to a study by the University of Sussex in Britain. PhD researcher Saleh Al-Jubair and associate professor

Historical landmarks threatened by Prophet’s Mosque expansion

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  MADINAH — Power outage notices on the doors of a number of mosques including the historical Sajdah Mosque have left historians fearing that they might get demolished to make way for the Prophet's Mosque expansion project, Makkah daily reported. Loca

KSA ‘fastest growing’ eHealth market in the Middle East

November 18, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz, deputy crown prince, second deputy premier, special envoy and adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and honorary president of Saudi Scientific Association for Health Informatics, visits an exhibition stall after inaugurating the 5th Saudi Conference for eHealth in Riyadh on Tuesday. — SPA  Saudi

Woman attempts to kill herself, kids

November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   YANBU — A 27-year-old Pakistani woman attempted suicide by jumping off the second floor of her house with her two children in her arms on Tuesday. Her husband, a Pakistani expatriate named Basheer, said he has two wives. His first wife is in Pakistan and he married his second wife, Shubanah, so he could have children. They have been married

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Expat worker shot in chest in Qatif

November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — An Asian expatriate was shot in the chest by an anonymous gunman in Qatif. Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said the police station was contacted at 8:30 p.m. Monday evening by a citizen who had found the shot victim. The victim is in his 30s and was attacked near a supplies shop where he works. Evidence indic

Civil Defense douses warehouse blaze

November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Civil Defense firefighters were called to extinguish a warehouse fire in the Al-Faisaliah district. Riyadh Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Mohammad Al-Hamadi said the area of the warehouse was 2,000 square meters and filled with wood and fabric. The fire covered 1,600 square meters of the property and firefighters were able to douse th

Road accident kills student, injures 8

November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   DHAHRAN AL-JANOUB, Asir — A student died and eight others were injured in a traffic accident. It is not clear how the accident happened, but the injured victims consisted of six students and two expatriates who worked at a private company. Asir Health Affairs spokesman Saeed Bin Abdullah Al-Naqeer said Dhahran Hospital received the victims,

3 die after vehicle falls off mountain

November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JAZAN — Three men died after their car swerved off a road and down Mount Bani Malik, east of Jazan. Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Yahya Al-Qahtani said Jazan Civil Defense and a Red Crescent ambulance team recovered the bodies and transported them to hospital.

Three held after Baha checkpoint shootout

November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   BAHA — Road patrols arrested three individuals in the possession of weapons, amphetamine pills, liquor and cash. The head in charge of Baha road patrols Col. Sultan Obaid Al-Rasheed said a truck sped through a checkpoint without a license plate. Officers chased the vehicle and ordered it to stop but the driver did not. The truck crashed into