Dr. Abdulmuhsin Al-Akkas, former minister of social affairs, died of a heart attack Friday.
Al-Akkas was born in Al-Ahsa in 1948 (1367H). He obtained a doctorate degree in political science from Washington University, Seattle. He occupied several (...)
Subail, now complete with new and correct Qibla. (Okaz photo)
JEDDAH: Worshippers at a mosque in the Jeddah district of Al-Subail were recently taken aback to find that they had been praying in the wrong direction for 30 years, after renovation (...)
goer navigates his way through the less than ideal conditions prior to prayer in Jeddah. (Okaz photo)
JEDDAH: When Salim Al-Harbi found himself on the road with noon prayers approaching, he parked at the first service station area he came across (...)
Two brothers drowned in a pool at a private resort south of Jeddah this week, as a third brother, a 9-year-old boy, clung to a fence and watched his brothers drown. The survivor, Ra'ed, said his brother Abdullah, 13, jumped into the water attempting (...)
