Saudi Arabia offers condolences to Azerbaijan over plane crash    Interior minister emphasizes enhancing Saudi-Qatari security cooperation    176 teams carry out 1.4 million volunteer hours at Prophet's Mosque in 2024    RCU launches women's football development project    RDIA launches 2025 Research Grants on National Priorities    Damac appoints Portuguese coach Nuno Almeida    GASTAT: Protected land areas grow 7.1% in 2023, making up 18.1% of Kingdom's total land area    Kuwait and Oman secure dramatic wins in Khaleeji Zain 26 Group A action    South Korea becomes 'super-aged' society, new data shows    Trump criticizes Biden for commuting death sentences    Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Four given jail terms for Amsterdam violence against football fans    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Saudi Awwal Bank inaugurates Prince Faisal bin Mishaal Centre for Native Plant Conservation and Propagation in partnership with Environmental Awareness Society    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Saudi Arabia starts Gulf Cup 26 campaign with a disappointing loss to Bahrain    Gulf Cup: Hervé Renard calls for Saudi players to show pride    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    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 Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani
Cadets attend National Scout Training Camp
International Indian School Dammam Boys Scout Squadron attended the 2nd Annual Saudi Scout Training Camp held at the National Scout Training Camp in Riyadh Thursday, under the patronage of Bharat Saudi Scouts. Two hundred and sixty seven Scouts (...)

07 - 06 - 2012
Expat dies in car accident
DAMMAM: An Indian expat from the southern Indian state of Kerala, Kabeer Kutty Vilayil, died in a car accident Tuesday, when the Toyota Corolla he was traveling in collided with another vehicle driven by a Saudi national. The accident occurred on (...)

12 - 02 - 2011
Recruitment from Nepal unaffected by crisis: Envoy
The ongoing political crisis in Nepal will not affect the recruitment of its citizens to work in the GCC countries, Nepal's Ambassador to the Kingdom, Hamid Ansari, told Saudi Gazette. Ansari said that Nepal's leadership is strong enough to handle (...)

13 - 05 - 2009
More than just fun and games
THE 2nd Saudi International Kids Show Tand Future Maman 2008, the week long exhibition which was held at the Dhahran International Exhibition Center from Nov. 2 to Nov. 7 attracted thousands of vistors -- nationals as well as expatriates. (...)

10 - 11 - 2008
Race against time at tailoring shops
most probably on Wednesday – tailoring shops in the Kingdom are racing against time to finish their work so as to satisfy their customers. And to meet the heavy rush at tailoring shops, many are working for more than 14 hours. “We work from 9 A.M. (...)

28 - 09 - 2008
‘Attempts to derail Pak democracy'
Shock, surprise, sadness was the immediate reaction from the Pakistani expatriate community across the Kingdom to the recent Marriott Hotel bomb blast in Islamabad . It was a terrible act that should not have happened in the name of Islam, (...)

25 - 09 - 2008
Expats cash in on rupee devaluation
The sudden fall in the value of Indian Rupee has brought a great relief for Indian expatriates, especially low income workers and laborers in the Kingdom who had been suffering a long period of unfavorable exchange rates. During the last few days, (...)

21 - 09 - 2008
Laundries have a busy Ramadan
Laundries around the Kingdom have been working hard and their workers are in constant effort to serve a big number of customers during the holy month of Ramadan. Several customers complain about an inordinate delay in getting their clothes back (...)

18 - 09 - 2008
Onam business down this Ramadan
As Ramadan this year coincided with Onam, one of the most important festivals of Keralites, most restaurants and textile shops owned by members of this South Indian community lost much of the business associated with the festival. Onam festival was (...)

14 - 09 - 2008
‘Put mobile phone jammers in mosques'
Should mobile phone jammers be installed in mosques to prevent the outrage of a Bollywood song breaking out when people are deep in prayer? That was one suggestion made on Tuesday after several people said their Ramadan prayers at mosques often get (...)

10 - 09 - 2008
Beware of bogus beggars
In Ramadan beggars across the Kingdom become more active as the holy month offers a perfect opportunity for them to approach people with their sad stories often accompanied by tears. Muslims are encouraged to be more charitable during Ramadan, a (...)

06 - 09 - 2008
Umrah package rates double in Eastern Province
Umrah travel package operators have increased the rates of their weekend trip from SR90 to SR210 per passenger from Dammam and the surrounding areas. The rates for Umrah packages have doubled due to increased demand during the holy month of (...)

02 - 09 - 2008
Pre-Ramadan business down
Ramadan shoppers seem to be less excited this year: Having spent all their money on holidays and children's entertainment and due to the hefty increase in the price of the commodities required in Ramadan, consumers are showing virtually no interest (...)

31 - 08 - 2008
Doctors warn of chicken pox this summer
Health officials at the Dammam Central Hospital (DCH) have once again issued a warning on the possible increase of chicken pox incidences as heat and high humidity continue to climb during the remaining summer months. This year's first victom in (...)

04 - 08 - 2008
Al-Hassa offers a feast of tradition
A month long summer festival in Al-Hassa is taking advantage of the tourist season to show visitors the culture of Saudi Arabia and a little extra. The Al-Hassa Summer Festival was organized by the Al-Hassa Municipality and inaugurated by the Emir (...)

02 - 08 - 2008
Indians here rattled by blasts back home
Bomb blasts in India late last week have shook up the Indian community here. The expatriates are worried about their family and friends back home. The blasts in two major cities - Bangalore and Ahmedabad - claimed 46 lives and injured over 180 (...)

30 - 07 - 2008
Another maid abused
Alert airport officials here prevented an employer from trying to “force” an ailing Indonesian maid to board a flight back to her country, police said. The Saudi employer took Ela Adoul Madsouky, the 37-year-old housemaid to King Fahd International (...)

28 - 07 - 2008
Ministry of Education cancels Rocque appointment
The Ministry of Education in Eastern Province has cancelled the appointment Lt. Col JA Rocque as principal-in-charge of girls section of International Indian School Dammam (IISD). He was appointed by the IISD managing committee earlier this (...)

28 - 07 - 2008
Expats hail King's inter-faith dialogue initiative
The expatriate community here welcomed the initiative of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to build bridges of understanding through inter-faith dialogue conference in Madrid, Spain, which was attended by representatives of the three (...)

20 - 07 - 2008
Plea to help comatose worker
Indian community organizations in the Eastern Province are raising funds to help Salim Muhammad, an Indian salesman, who is in a comatose state at the Dammam Medical Complex after being hit by a car. “The community organizations are knocking at the (...)

20 - 07 - 2008
Campaign to address suicide among Indians
Indian workers here are worried about the growing suicide rate in their community. Indian welfare organizations in the Eastern Province have joined hands to launch a concerted drive to address the suicide issue among its workers. Welfare officials (...)

17 - 07 - 2008
King Abdullah deserves Nobel Prize for Peac
HAVING heard about Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz's call for an International Interfaith Dialogue under his patronage was like a dream come true. The dialogue, scheduled to start in Madrid today, is indeed a thrill. (...)

16 - 07 - 2008
Group raises money for family of deceased member
Indian community organization Navodaya raised SR15,000 as a support and help to the family of the late Mohan Kumar who died due to heart failure last month. Kumar was a member of Navodaya Hofuf chapter. He worked in Al-Ahsa region for the past 25 (...)

13 - 07 - 2008
Indian gets SR40,000 after 27-year legal battle
An Indian engineer who has waged a 27-year legal battle to claim his rights after being involved in an automobile accident has won his case and been awarded SR.40,000 in compensation, an official of the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said. P. (...)

09 - 07 - 2008
IIS Riyadh overall badminton cham
International Indian School, Riyadh bagged the overall title in the Inter-School Badminton Championship of the CBSE-affiliated schools in the Kingdom. This tournament was conducted at the International Indian School, Dammam as part of the XVIIIth (...)

08 - 07 - 2008
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