RIYADH — The Overseas Chapter of India Islamic Cultural Center, Riyadh in coordination with BISWAS & Bihar Anjuman is organizing a Mushaira (poetic evening) in Riyadh, Friday. Renowned poets from India are going to enthrall Urdu lovers with their poetic collections. Seats are limited and entry passes will be issued on first-come-first-serve basis.
Mushaira in Riyadh Friday
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Virtues of Ramadan explained
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Famous scholar and preacher Junaid Qasmi said Allah Almighty has given five gifts to Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. He was delivering a lecture on the virtues of Ramadan at Abdullah Bin Masood Qur’an Memorization Center in Aziziyah District of Jeddah last Thur
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Indian students flaunt story-telling prowess at EP child fest
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Children in the Eastern Province showcased their skills through story-telling and spelling prowess at “Child Fest 2015” held at Arab Development Institute here recently. The festival was organized by Samina Mazher Husain, director of UCMAS Abacus for the Eastern P
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Karnataka Day celebrated with fervor and rhythm
Event manager Sabu Chandran welcomes the guests. Sitting on the dais are (from left) KNRI Forum President Roshan Rodrigues, Guest of Honor Vishwanath Hegde, Chief Guest Consul Dr. Irshad Ahmed, Guest of Honor Shoaib Saeed, Forum General Secretary Syed Nasir Khursheed and Joint Secretary Mohsin Khan. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH —
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Murderer of Saudi executed in Jazan
JAZAN — A convicted murderer was executed in the southern region of Jazan on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry announced.
Fahd Bin Hussein Daghriri was found guilty and sentenced to death for his role in the murder of a fellow Saudi citizen, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
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Unlicensed Makkah buildings demolished
MAKKAH — The municipality razed 10,500 square meters of unlicensed buildings and construction projects. Makkah Municipality employee Luay Ashour said the local authority investigated and found there was no paperwork proving the buildings had planning permission.
Some of the buildings were still under construction and the muni
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8 held for practicing law without license
JEDDAH — Eight men were arrested for practicing law without a license. The Ministry of Justice reported the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution is running inspection campaigns in all areas of the Kingdom.
The ministry said inspectors issued violation notices to over 30 law firms. The offenses included hanging unapp
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Expats caught selling inedible cooking oil
RIYADH — The municipality arrested a group of expatriates for selling non-consumable cooking oil. Afif Municipality’s Environmental Health Director Dr. Abdulali Al-Mutairi said the expatriates would gather used and cooked oil and rebottle it to sell it again. Their actions were “extremely harmful to the consumer,” he said,
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352 road violations within 3 months
SAKAKA — Traffic police issued 352 violation notices within the last three months. Al-Jouf Traffic Police Director Gen. Majed Al-Shammary said the notices were issued to car lease offices, transportation service companies and cargo truck companies. The fines totaled SR479,300.
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Man attempting escape hits police car
DAMMAM — The police arrested a man for trying to bypass a checkpoint on Tuesday. Eastern Province Police Col. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti said the man, a Saudi in his 20s, tried to escape a checkpoint in Baqiq but rammed into a police car instead. Officers said the driver’s mental condition was unstable and he was forwarded to investigation autho
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Two jailed for giving shelter to wanted men
RIYADH — Two convicts on Tuesday were sentenced to prison and banned from travel for hiding two criminals wanted by the authorities.
The Penal Court said the first convict was sentenced to four years in prison and banned from travel for the same amount of time starting from the date of his release.
The second
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Alwaleed receives Ugandan president's letter
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Ugandan Ambassador Rashid Ssemuddu (2nd from left). They discussed a number of social, economic and humanitarian issues. In addition, the ambassador handed Prince Alwaleed a letter from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. — Courtesy photo
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Riyadh students excel in AISSC exams
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – International Indian School in Riyadh (IISR) reported excellent performances by its students in the All India Senior School Certificate (AISSC-Class XII) Examination.
Out of 649 students appeared for the exam, 621 passed while 28 failed. The school’s p
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KSA lists 2 Hezbollah men as terrorists
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has designated two senior officials of the Lebanese Hezbollah group as terrorists, alleging their involvement in conflicts in Syria and Yemen and responsibility for operations across the Middle East, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
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Most huroub complaints malicious, says NSHR
Khaled Al-Jabry
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has discovered that most sponsors' complaints against their employees accusing them of huroub (escaping or being absent from work) are “malicious”.
A source from the organization s
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Fever of Saudi students abroad
Khalaf Al-Harbe Okaz For many months, we have all been following the cries of the Saudi students studying abroad on their own private expense. They have been fervently asking to join the government's scholarship program. You open your e-mail and you will find the students filling it with their requests.
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Private schools raise fees before receiving approval
HAIL — A number of schools have notified parents of their new increased fees for the next academic year, less than five months after Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil issued directives preventing all private and international schools from raising their charges without government approval.
A ministry source objected to the new
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Egyptian pilgrims in limbo can now travel to Kingdom
Ahmad Mamdouh Al-Laithi
Saudi Gazette
CAIRO — The Ministry of Haj has permitted 85,000 Egyptian pilgrims to obtain pilgrimage visas after they were initially denied visa services because the local companies they were dealing with had committed numerous violations.
Head of the Egypt
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Iraqi-German retraces historic route to Makkah in 300 days
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — After 300 days, an Iraqi-German man finally completed his historic walking pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah on May 17, capping a journey that covered 12 countries and 12,000 kilometers to help his sister’s brave fight against cancer. Arriving at Je
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More women than men in university, says ministry
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Statistics issued by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday revealed there are more Saudi women studying in universities than men, Al-Hayat reported.
According to the statistics, Saudi women constitute 51.8 percent of Saudi university students. There are 551,00
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