Spectacular opening of the 2024 Thailand International Mega Fair in Riyadh    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee holds second meeting to advance AlUla development    Abo Noghta Castles in Tabab joins UNESCO's Best Tourism Villages list    RSAF and Saudi Falcons captivate audiences at Bahrain airshow    Saudi ministers meet UK's defense secretary to strengthen bilateral ties    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions    Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home    UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author BAR ELIAS
Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children
Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up to her gaze and listened to hear her mother. "I hear you!" she exclaimed. It was only the second time she›d spoken to her mother in Beeskow, Germany since getting fitted with a (...)

22 - 03 - 2017
Syrians struggle to find place to bury their kin in Lebanon
When Saada Khalaf, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, lost her husband to a long illness earlier this year, she could not find a place to bury him in the eastern Lebanese town where the couple had lived since they fled the civil war back home. The nearest (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
‘Makkah becoming one of world's most modern cities'
Makkah is being transformed into one of the world's most modern cities as a result of the many multi-billion riyal projects underway, said Dr. Osama Al-Bar, Mayor of Makkah. Al-Bar said that a number of projects are close to completion, including (...)

18 - 12 - 2011
Committee to punish negligent employees
Makkah Mayoralty is looking into the performance of its employees during the Haj period. Staff found to have been negligent in the performance of their duties will be punished, while those who have worked diligently will be rewarded. A special (...)

12 - 11 - 2011
Makkah projects: Panel to keep an eye on sleaze
Work being carried out on a project in Central Area in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. — Okaz photo Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – The Makkah Mayoralty has established stricter guidelines for supervising large development projects in (...)

07 - 08 - 2011
Makkah developments to cost SR100b
class facilities and servicesMAKKAH – A comprehensive SR100 billion plan is currently being drafted to transform Makkah into a city with world-class facilities and services. The Commission for the Development of Makkah and the Holy Sites affirmed (...)

22 - 08 - 2010
Paternity suit against Keanu Reeves rejected
A paternity suit launched by a Canadian woman seeking millions of dollars from Keanu Reeves was thrown out of court Thursday. Karen Sala claimed she had a sexual relationship with Reeves during and after her marriage and that they lived (...)

09 - 01 - 2010
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When he touched down on at a London airport in May 2001, he was promptly arrested and immediately jailed in Britain's high security Belmarsh prison and told he would have to serve at least 14 years of his outstanding sentence. In 2002 Biggs, (...)

08 - 08 - 2009
Ex-‘Jaws' actor promotes civics in US
Former “Jaws” actor Richard Dreyfuss says America is falling short in preparing children to become leaders and participants in the political system. The Academy Award-winning star of “The Goodbye Girl” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” now (...)

28 - 06 - 2009
Makkah's haphazard areas to be developed
A company has been established to develop haphazard districts in Makkah. The exact task to be assigned to the company is under consideration, Dr. Osama Fadhl Al-Bar, Mayor of Makkah, and a member of the Central Haj Committee, said at a briefing here (...)

28 - 05 - 2009
Al-Hilal to face Al-Shabab in final
Hilal will take on Al-Shabab in the Crown Prince Cup final after beating Al-Nasr 1-0 in the semifinal in Riyadh, Monday. Christian Wilhelmsson's first-half goal was enough to help 10-man Al-Hilal secure passage to the final to be played on Friday (...)

24 - 02 - 2009
Italian military helicopter crash
Le-Duc, France October 27, SPA -- Officials say an Italian military helicopter carrying up to eight people has crashed in northeastern France. No one aboard survived. Police and local officials say the helicopter, one of two on its way from (...)

27 - 10 - 2008
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tailed godwit has been crowned the endurance champion of the animal kingdom after completing an epic 7,200 mile nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to New Zealand. The wading bird's journey lasted more than eight days with no rest (...)

23 - 10 - 2008
OPEC seeks to reassure E.U. on oil prices 2 Brussels
nation E.U. "We need joint investments downstream," Krecke added. The E.U. has repeatedly warned that high oil prices are casting a pall over the bloc's flagging economies, dimming hopes for stronger growth in 2005. A joint statement issued after (...)

30 - 05 - 2005
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