Saudi deputy FM meets Sudan's Sovereign Council chief in Port Sudan    Kuwait, India to elevate bilateral relations to strategic partnership Sheikh Mishal awards Mubarak Al-Kabir Medal to Modi    MoH to penalize 5 health practitioners for professional violations    Al-Samaani: Saudi Arabia to work soon on a comprehensive review of the legal system    Environment minister inaugurates Yanbu Grain Handling Terminal    Germany's attack suspect reportedly offered reward to target Saudi ambassador    U.S. Navy jet shot down in 'friendly fire' incident over Red Sea    Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 20 people, including five children    Trudeau's leadership under threat as NDP withdraws support, no-confidence vote looms    Arabian Gulf Cup begins with dramatic draws and a breathtaking ceremony in Kuwait    GACA report: 928 complaints filed by passengers against airlines in November    Riyadh Season 5 draws record number of over 12 million visitors    Fury vs. Usyk: Anticipation builds ahead of Riyadh's boxing showdown    Saudi Arabia to compete in 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    PDC collaboration with MEDLOG Saudi to introduce new cold storage facilities in King Abdullah Port Investment of SR300 million to enhance logistics capabilities in Saudi Arabia    Al Shabab announces departure of coach Vítor Pereira    My kids saw my pain on set, says Angelina Jolie    Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73    Eminem sets Riyadh ablaze with unforgettable debut at MDLBEAST Soundstorm    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 Shabna Aziz A butterfly
Toddler swallows hairpin
shaped hairpin which was swallowed by a two-year-old Indian boy was removed surgically by expert doctors from Khafji hospital. The hairpin was lodged in the boy's throat for over a month. Parents of the toddler Muhammed Anwar had taken him to (...)

10 - 11 - 2008
400 Indian expats in EP await deportation
In the constricted cells of Dammam deportation center more than 400 Indian expatriates await their turn to be repatriated to their homeland, according to the representatives of various Indian organizations who visited the deportation center (...)

29 - 10 - 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
Recreational camp organized for Indian expats
Navodaya Kudumbavedi, the family section of the Navodaya Socio–Cultural organization, conducted a one-day summer vacation camp for expats from the southern Indian state of Kerala. Named “Avadhikoottam-2008”, the camp was for the expat families who (...)

07 - 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
Fire strikes Dammam seaport
Firefighters from Dammam, Al-Khobar and Qatif worked in unison to put out a large fire at the Dammam seaport. The fire destryed three warehouses on Thursday. Firefighters were attempting to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby gas (...)

04 - 08 - 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
Madrid conference: Equation to the solution
.IT IS an unfortunate fact that all parts of the today's world are enduring one sort of crisis or another due to numerous reasons. While some of these reasons are purely economic, others are due to intolerance in matter of religion, color, caste and (...)

16 - 07 - 2008
Child suffocates to death in car
A picnic ended on a tragic note for a family in Qaryat Al-Ulaya village when a two-year-old boy suffocated to death after his father left him locked in the car. The family had just returned home from a picnic. The father left the boy, who was fast (...)

10 - 07 - 2008
Expats in electronic repair shops out of business
Electronic repair is a dying business now, with consumers preferring to buy new products rather than repair them, as electronic equipment is becoming cheaper and cheaper. Due to this, expatriates running such repair shops are being eased out of (...)

06 - 07 - 2008
Two killed in Al-Khobar accident
A Filipino engineer and an Indian technician, who arrived in the Kingdom two weeks ago, were killed in a car accident last week. Edrames, 56, project manager of Azad General Contracting Company, and Mubeen Khan died when the Toyota they were (...)

06 - 07 - 2008
Mystery shrouds physiotherapist's death
An Indian physiotherapist was found dead last Friday in the kitchen of his apartment with his hands tied at his back and still fully dressed in his medical uniform, prompting police to suspect that there was foul play surrounding his death. The (...)

02 - 07 - 2008
Saudi film enters Tunisian filmfest
Saudi Arabia's award-winning movie director Abdullah Al-Eyaf is entering the Naabil Film Festival in Tunisia with his movie Matar (Rain). The film focuses on hopes and aspirations of the young people and their longing for a better life. Filmmakers (...)

30 - 06 - 2008
Baby girl born on train, mother get free lifelong travel
Saudi national Ayesha Bakr Ibrahim, who gave birth to a baby girl while traveling aboard the Saudi Railway Organization train from Al-Ahsa to Riyadh, was given lifetime free travel. The baby was also given the same privilege. The decision to (...)

26 - 06 - 2008
Al-Khobar fire kills mother, two kids
An Indian mother and her two children died Tuesday afternoon in a fire that gutted their apartment building in Rakah District near the Indian International School in Dammam (IISD). Aneesa Faisal, 28, and her children, 8-year-old Mohammed Fattah, (...)

19 - 06 - 2008
Indian killed by backing car
An Indian worker was killed by a backing car behind the Dammam Dallah Driving School besides the Tabouk factory here. Raju, the dead worker, was repairing the road with a Filipino colleague when the fatal accident took place. The Filipino was (...)

18 - 06 - 2008
Housemaid with ‘torture' wounds dies in hospital
An Indonesian housemaid, allegedly a victim of torture, died at the Central Dammam Hospital Sunday evening shortly after she was brought to the hospital by her employer. Hospital authorities and police who examined the body of the 33-year-old (...)

12 - 06 - 2008
Students showcase innovative projects
More than 400 development projects were showcased by 1,200 students of International Indian School in Dammam (IISD) during a two-day exhibition held last weekend. The educational exhibition, called “EDUEX 2008”, with its theme “Our Earth – Our (...)

01 - 06 - 2008
Saudi film producers awarded
The Saudi Film Festival, held for the first time in Eastern Province, ended at the weekend and producers in three categories - best short film, best documentary, and best movie script - were awarded prizes. The entries to the three categories, all (...)

27 - 05 - 2008
Dammam Medical Complex has world-class facilities
After almost 50 years of serving and catering to the health needs of citizens and expatriate communities in Eastern Province, and having expanded from a mere 50 beds to now 500, the government-owned Dammam Central Hospital has changed its name to (...)

26 - 05 - 2008
Kumar's dream comes true
The dream of Ajay Kumar, the Indian worker who produced several portraits of King Abdullah using bits of glossy magazine papers and wanted to meet the King to personally hand over his artworks, has come true. Last Friday, he was able to meet in (...)

25 - 05 - 2008
Dammam police helps maid get her rights
Ordeals of an Indian housemaid, who had sought refuge with Dammam police after being allegedly tortured by her employer, ended Friday. Jamila, 35, was sent home to India after her employers issued her exit visa, gave her air ticket, and paid her (...)

25 - 05 - 2008
Litterbugs beware!
Hefty fines await litterbugs in the Eastern Province. Sanitary inspectors will photograph those seen littering in public places. A fine of up to SR200 will be imposed on the spot on people who dispose of waste materials on the roads. A fine (...)

19 - 05 - 2008
A unique way to say thank you
An Indian shopkeeper in Dammam has made a collage portrait of King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, out of glossy paper collected from old magazines. The portrait is so unique that it looks like an oil painting. A Saudi businessman (...)

18 - 05 - 2008
A local festival with global taste
The Jalawiya Shopping Festival, a month-long shopping festival which started in Dammam last week, has captivated shoppers looking for bargains at a time that even some basic commodities turn into luxuries in the runaway inflation gripping the (...)

27 - 04 - 2008
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