Saudi ministers meet UK's defense secretary to strengthen bilateral ties    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    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    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    PIF completes largest-ever accelerated bookbuild offering in MENA region    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 Dona Paranayil
Author sheds light on Saudi culture in his bestselling book
Saudi Gazette DR. Abdul Al Lily, an Oxford graduate and an assistant professor at King Faisal University launched ‘The Bro Code of Saudi Culture' last year. It is his first book and the first to be published in English, Spanish and soon Chinese. It (...)

14 - 04 - 2017
I want to impact and improve the youth: Youngest Emirati innovator
Fatima Al Kaabi, an inspiring innovator from Sharjah, UAE, was the youngest speaker at the World Government Summit 2017, where she was invited to join a panel discussion titled ‘Innovation Belongs To Our Youth'. The 15-year-old teenager who aspires (...)

21 - 02 - 2017
Customs and Border chief: Migrant surge not letting up
The surge of Central American families seeking asylum at U.S. borders is not letting up, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said Wednesday after touring a temporary holding facility in the Rio Grande Valley set up to manage (...)

07 - 12 - 2016
Refettorio Gastromotiva — Chefs use leftover Olympics food to feed the poor
Saudi Gazette At a time when Brazil is caught up in a political and economic crisis and people are worried over the spread of Zika virus, Rio Olympics may seem to worry many people in the city as they fear the hosting of games could lead to severe (...)

20 - 08 - 2016
Future of print in digital era
Saudi Gazette Many parts of the world are seeing a rapid change in the news industry where the print media, especially newspapers, are declining due to profit loss. This is mainly caused by the advancement in digital technology such as smartphones (...)

18 - 06 - 2016
Africanews: First pan-African TV news channel launched
Saudi Gazette The world's first pan-African multilingual TV news channel, Africanews was launched in Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville recently. The channel is a subsidiary of the popular Europe news network Euronews. Currently, it airs in English and (...)

06 - 05 - 2016
KCON 2016 debuts in Abu Dhabi
KCON, the world's biggest K-pop festival made its way to the Middle East for the first time on Friday, March 25. The greatest K-convention and K-concert hosted by CJ E&M, a South Korean entertainment and media contents company was held in United (...)

26 - 03 - 2016
Bridging cultural gaps with fashion — Introducing M. Durrani
Saudi Gazette "A young creative soul, travelling through life" as she describes herself, 25 year old Mehvish Khan is an aspiring fashion designer from Wales, UK who currently promotes her clothing line M.Durrani in KSA. She is a qualified paediatric (...)

13 - 02 - 2016
AISJ observes World Read Aloud Day
The American International School Jeddah (AISJ) observed World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) on March 7 with outdoor and classroom read-ins throughout the day. Christine Bender El-Jerby, literacy coach at AISJ, said that observance of WRAD was held to (...)

14 - 03 - 2012
Yanbu all abloom
Saudi Gazette Over 10 days, tens of thousands came to Yanbu in droves to see its Industrial City all abloom. Millions of flowers lined thorough fares and squares of this western port city which is approximately 350 kilometers north of Jeddah, (...)

11 - 03 - 2012
Serenata's seventh season a shining success
Over a thousand spectators packed the auditorium of the American International School of Jeddah (AISJ) to watch a Filipino music ensemble's awe-inspiring back-to-back performances on Feb. 16. Serenata, which began serenading concertgoers in this (...)

22 - 02 - 2012
Stepping up the anti-smoking drive
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has filed a $34 billion lawsuit against importers of cigarettes from international tobacco companies, including US firms, for costs of medical treatment of smoking-related illnesses, the first such action in the Arab (...)

15 - 11 - 2008
Zimbabwe's Mugabe confident on cabinet
IT's a waiting game, and no one is better at outlasting his competition than Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe. After a June election that the world derided as a sham, Zimbabwe's longtime president signed a unity government deal with the opposition last (...)

09 - 10 - 2008
Sharing power with Mugabe may be option
ZIMBABWE's beaten down opposition may end up being forced to accept what it swears is unacceptable - a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe. Some say it would only prolong Zimbabwe's agony, while others see a coalition - perhaps with (...)

21 - 07 - 2008
Female teachers die in alarming numbers on daily commute
Roads in Saudi Arabia are among the most dangerous in the world, with a high rate of traffic accidents. But one type of victim stands out: female teachers, who are dying at alarming rates because of long commutes through the desert to reach schools (...)

30 - 04 - 2008
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