A bomb waiting to go off
Abdo Khal Okaz Adl, or the act of male guardians preventing women from getting married, is a bomb waiting to go off. It reminds me of the sleeper terrorist cells. These are undercover organizations...
View ArticleDivorced, separated and deported
Tamadher Al-Rehaili Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Marital problems in families are coming to the forefront once again as stories in which the suffering of victims is seemingly endless are being...
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Gulbarga Charitable and Welfare Trust holds Iftar party
JEDDAH — Indian expatriates from Gulbarga district of Karnataka organized an Iftar party at the residence of Mirza Azam Baig, President of the Gulbarga Charitable and Welfare Trust Jeddah...
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Pak expats welcome move to deliver MRP by courier
JEDDAH – Pakistani expatriates welcome the decision of their consulate to deliver machine readable passports to them at their doorsteps through courier. Pakistan Consul General Aftab Ahmed...
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Group organizes lecture on importance of fasting in the world religions
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – “The Holy Qur’an says, ‘O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before...
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Qureshi is unanimously elected PIF President
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Muhammad Asghar Qureshi was unanimously elected as the new President of Pakistan Investors Forum-Riyadh (PIF) on Thursday. Qureshi, a noted Pakistani businessman in...
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Badshah elected new AMUOBA president
RIYADH — Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association Riyadh (AMUOBA) has elected six executive members while appointing Dr. Mohammad Ahmad Badshah as president. Among the newly elected...
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English media need of hour for Muslim Ummah
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – “We, Muslims, have differences like any other community; but we should unite for a common cause. This is the main objective of our...
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PML-N Iftar party in Riyadh
Rana Khalid Akram, president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) in Riyadh, at the grand reception Iftar party that was attended by Khayyam Akbar, deputy head of mission at the Pakistan Embassy...
View ArticleFake doctors in our hospitals
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz WERE you surprised or shocked when you read the news of a fake doctor apprehended recently by police in Jeddah? Let me speak for myself: I was not surprised or shocked at all....
View ArticleJust an undertaking?
Azizah Al-Manie Okaz I RECENTLY read that a cheetah was on the loose in the streets of Madinah after it escaped from the owner’s house. The wild animal was moving around the...
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Bhutto loyalists observe July 5 ‘black day’
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Supporters of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Jeddah organized a function at a local restaurant and observed “black...
View ArticleSuffering in debt, pained in prison
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The women’s prison in Riyadh’s Malaz district has many inmates imprisoned for failure to pay back debts and other financial liabilities....
View ArticleExpats implicated in 70% of murder cases
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A senior health official has claimed that expatriate residents are responsible for about 70 percent of murder cases referred to the forensic medicine departments...
View ArticleMajority of students at health institutes female
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – According to a report released by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), the total number of female students enrolled in heath institutes in the...
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Havoc continues at Jeddah port
Abdulrahman Al-Misbahi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Islamic Port has once again become congested with delays of up to 10 hours in unloading cargo. The situation has created havoc...
View ArticleHaram expansion: Property owners paid SR17 billion
Ali Bin Gharsan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – A municipality official has said SR17 billion has been paid as compensation to property owners affected by the fourth expansion of the northern...
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Grand Mufti lashes out at expediters fleecing expats
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – The Kingdom's Grand Mufti has accused "expediters" in passport and labor offices of fleecing expatriate workers who want to rectify their...
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Pilgrims visiting Uhud
Visitors are seen on top of Jabal Rumah, a small mount opposite Uhud Mountain (in the background) in Madinah. This was the mount where the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had positioned...
View ArticleUmrah firms to get new visa for every departing pilgrim
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH - The Ministry of Haj announced the extension of Umrah applications until Ramadan 15, opening the door for more worshipers who intend to perform Umrah. The Ministry is also...
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