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Articles of the author Irfan Mohammed
IOC group holds gathering in Abha
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Indian expatriate community living in southern part of the Kingdom have emphasized upon maintaining the secular core concept of India. Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) held it gathering in southern city of Abha recently (...)

23 - 04 - 2019
Omar Aqeel Khan impresses in Division K annual contest
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Some people quail at the thought of having to speak in front of an audience. Perhaps it is because they lack proper direction and simply need someone to guide them through the challenges of public speaking. However, (...)

27 - 03 - 2019
Expats feel fee pinch
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Expats going on vacation with their families in this peak holiday season felt the pinch of the new dependent fee, which came into force on Saturday, when they tried to pay the exit-reentry visa fee for family members. Those (...)

03 - 07 - 2017
Indian girl, 15, dies of massive heart attack at Half Moon Beach
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In a tragic incident amid the Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, a young Indian girl died of heart attack while playing at the popular Half Moon beach in Al-Khobar Friday morning. A 10th grade student at International Indian School in (...)

02 - 07 - 2017
Dance of death on highways amid holiday excitement
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Eid holidays have turned into tragedies for some families with members desperate to reach their destinations falling victims to deadly road accidents. The emergency medical team of King Abdullah Medical Complex in Jeddah said (...)

30 - 06 - 2017
Stranded Indian children go home after years of struggle
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — When an expatriate husband or father gets entangled in legal problems with his employer, it directly impacts the life of dependent family members. The women and children pay a heavy price by becoming illegal residents in the (...)

25 - 06 - 2017
Room rents skyrocket as holiday visitors throng Madinah
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Thousands of people from Jeddah and other parts of the Kingdom have been traveling to holy city of Madinah since the start of the Eid Al-Fitr holidays. With a five-fold increase in the number of visitors during the holiday (...)

25 - 06 - 2017
Illegal expat dies a day before returning home
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An Indian expatriate, living illegally in the Kingdom and preparing to return home as part of the general amnesty, died of heart attack – apparently due to sheer joy of reunion with the family – just a day before his scheduled (...)

21 - 06 - 2017
Substandard samosa sale on the rise in Ramadan
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Supply of substandard snacks in Jeddah reaches its peak during the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting people are more likely to experience a natural attraction toward impressive "Iftar" displayed by street-side vendors and some (...)

20 - 06 - 2017
Debt-ridden Indian returns home after 34 years thanks to amnesty
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Heart-rending humanitarian tragedies are coming to fore as the general amnesty for illegal residents to leave the Kingdom without penalties is inching toward its end. Some of these people spent decades in the Kingdom, living (...)

18 - 06 - 2017
Bastas doing brisk business
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Hundreds of seasonal stalls or kiosks commonly known as Bastas have been doing brisk business in different localities of the city. Bastas have been found to be bursting with crowds thronging for a taste of traditional Hejazi (...)

14 - 06 - 2017
Illegal Indian set to return home after 24 years in Saudi desert
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — While many residency law violators of different nationalities are leaving Saudi Arabia taking advantage of the ongoing general amnesty, the extreme case of an Indian who has lived in the deserts for 24 years explains what it (...)

12 - 06 - 2017
2,478 emergency calls in 10 days
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Since the beginning of Ramadan, Jeddah governorate has witnessed a surge in emergency cases, including road accidents. In the first 10 days of the month, there were 2,478 emergency cases, mostly accidents, the Saudi Red (...)

11 - 06 - 2017
With advent of Ramadan, Jeddah's traffic woes worsen
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Commuters in Jeddah heading back home after work have been facing long delays especially on roads that link up with the Haramain Expressway since the start of the holy month of Ramadan. A week into the fasting month, people (...)

05 - 06 - 2017
Employer abandons workers in Hail desert
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Nearly 100 expatriate workers belonging to a construction company alleged that their employer had abandoned them in a desert in central Saudi Arabia. They said they had not received their salary for seven months and were even (...)

05 - 06 - 2017
Relaxation of rules eases return of undocumented Filipino children
Saudi Gazette Jeddah — Hundreds of Filipino women and children are expected to expedite their paperwork to return home under an amnesty scheme as the Saudi authorities relaxed the mandatory DNA test requirement for children who have no legal (...)

04 - 06 - 2017
Young Star bags Indomie Trophy
JEDDAH — Young Star defeated Pepsi Alliance in a thrilling final to bag Indomie Champions Trophy 2017 for JSCL Season II at BMT Grounds in Bani Malik. Young Star, opting to bat, got off to a flying start as their opening duo Amir Siddique and Babar (...)

03 - 06 - 2017
Haql in Tabuk province last to take Iftar in KSA
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As holy month of Ramadan begins, the duration fasting time in vast Kingdom varies from region to region depending on the period of time between sunrise and sunset where latitude and longitude matter. The most of regions and (...)

29 - 05 - 2017
Diplomatic delegation hails Grand Mosque expansion
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Foreign diplomats who visited development projects in Makkah as part of a conducted tour on Thursday hailed the ongoing expansion work at the Grand Mosque and the arrangements being made by the Saudi authorities to facilitate (...)

28 - 05 - 2017
6 killed, 81 hurt in accident on Madinah-Qassim highway
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Six people were killed and 81 others were injured in a five-bus collision on Madinah-Qassim highway on Friday night, according to Qassim Civil Defense deputy spokesman Col. Abdulaziz Al-Tamimi. The accident occurred near (...)

28 - 05 - 2017
Police gear up for combing operation to nab illegal expats
Saudi Gazette Jeddah — Nearly a month is left before the end of the three-month grace period given to illegal expats to leave the Kingdom without any fines or facing any penalties as part of "A nation without violator" campaign. The authorities have (...)

24 - 05 - 2017
Ramadan shoppers crowd markets
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As the holy month of Ramadan is fast approaching, Jeddah is witnessing hectic activity. Right from top traders to street vendors, everyone is busy stocking ware that will be in great demand during the fasting month. This year (...)

22 - 05 - 2017
Saudi-India defense ties to strengthen further: Pandit
Saudi Gazette INDIAN Navy has been nurturing its ties with Kingdom's Royal Saudi Naval Forces in recent years in line with the country's foreign policy transformation in the defense context. Saudi Arabia and India share common concerns regarding (...)

20 - 05 - 2017
Good and bad times of expat life
Saudi Gazette A DISTRAUGHT Pakistani family is desperately looking for help as its sole breadwinner is confined to hospital bed for several months now. The family's ordeal began when the mechanical engineer from Karachi, who was working for a (...)

19 - 05 - 2017
Al Kabeer establishes production facility at KAEC, largest in region
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Asian frozen food giant Al Kabeer on Tuesday opened its largest production facility in the region at King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, 120 km from Jeddah. The plant – with an initial annual capacity of 9,000 MT in 7,943 (...)

18 - 05 - 2017
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