Al-Khateeb: Rate of Foreign tourists coming for recreational purposes soars 600% in 5 years    Saudi Arabia participates in OIC anti-corruption agencies' meeting in Qatar    Saudi Arabia implements over 800 reforms to drive rapid transformation    Al-Jadaan: Painful decisions were part of the reforms, but economy overcame them    Al-Swaha: Saudi Arabia is heading towards exporting technology in the next phase    Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming back to their homes    Al Rajhi: Saudi Arabia sets revised unemployment target of 5% by 2030 "300,000 citizens employed in qualitative professions"    Imran Khan supporters call off protest after crackdown    Five survivors found day after Red Sea tourist boat sinking    Russia launched a record number of almost 200 drones toward Ukraine    Al Hilal advances to AFC Champions League knockout stage despite 1-1 draw with Al Sadd    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    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 Zeba Siddiqui Devjyot Ghoshal
Rahul Gandhi's offer to quit rejected
NEW DELHI — The head of India's main opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, offered to quit on Saturday after a crushing election defeat but senior party officials rejected his offer and called instead for a major internal shake-up. Gandhi, 48 and (...)

25 - 05 - 2019
India's Modi faces backlash for backing terror accused candidate
BHOPAL — For nearly a decade, Pragya Thakur was known mostly as the saffron-clad Hindu ascetic shuttling in and out of Indian courts, flanked by police, facing charges under an anti-terrorism law for plotting a bomb attack on Muslims. Last month, (...)

17 - 05 - 2019
Nobody notices!
Age: 13 Grade: 7 American International School, Riyadh Nobody notices, nobody cares They never look farther than what's up there They only see the pretty smile The girl with the great grades But do they ever see the girl who breaks? No they've never (...)

28 - 04 - 2017
Serial testers and cursory checks
VASUDEVA Prakash left his job as a mechanic in Hyderabad three years ago for what he calls a more lucrative career: taking part in clinical trials on generic drugs. For two years, Prakash participated in trials of drugs being tested to treat (...)

30 - 12 - 2016
The Qur'an proves the Earth is spherical
It is known that the Qur'an was revealed to our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the seventh century. The scientific facts revealed today have been given in the Qur'an. The fact that the Earth is spherical is also mentioned in the Book of (...)

30 - 03 - 2012
The Life of the Heaven is Eternal (Part 2)
The Qur'an negates alcoholic diseases in Heaven. However, the medical science has found the following diseases and problems which occur due to alcoholism. 1. Numbness and weakness in nervous system 2. Disturbance in consciousness and neurological (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
Services ready for 3m Umrah pilgrims
The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has prepared a comprehensive plan to provide services to an expected three million Umrah pilgrims this year, said Dr. Muhammad Bin Nasir Al-Khuzayyam, the vice-president of the organization. These (...)

04 - 03 - 2012
The Life of the Heaven is Eternal (Part 1)
Allah said: “And give glad tidings to those who believe and do righteous good deeds that for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow. Every time they will be provided with a fruit there from, they will say: “This is what we were provided with (...)

02 - 03 - 2012
The Qur'an and Botany
Allah said, “And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember.” (Qur'an, 51:49) In another verse he said, “And We have made from water every living thing.” (Qur'an, 21:30) The above verses refer to the knowledge of plant life (...)

24 - 02 - 2012
Makkah conference on astronomy concludes
day Muslim World League conference on lunar months and astronomical calculations concluded here Sunday. Scholars of Islam and astronomy held discussions and defended their views on the subject. Islamic scholars defended the sunnah of the Prophet (...)

14 - 02 - 2012
Conference on astronomical calculations begins in Makkah
day Muslim World League conference on lunar months and astronomical calculations began here Saturday. The conference is being attended by Sheikh Abdul Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki, (...)

12 - 02 - 2012
The Qur'an and the creation of universe
European scholars often say a mere book from the seventh century cannot cope up with recent, modern developments. On the contrary Allah said, “We shall show them Our Signs in the universe and in their own selves until it becomes manifest to them (...)

03 - 02 - 2012
The creation of man in the Qur'an
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born amid idolism and polytheism of Makkah. Since, childhood he kept himself away from the environment around him. He was very much perturbed over the idol worship of his kith and kin, and kept wandering (...)

20 - 01 - 2012
The Qur'an and the science of stars
The Qur'an is that miraculous book of Allah which brought humanity from the days of ignorance to the age of rationalism. It is that unique and phenomenal book in the history of mankind that opened doors to every of science. Allah said, “We shall (...)

13 - 01 - 2012
AWARENESS MEET
A meeting was held by the Pakistan International School – English Section, Jeddah, (PISJ-ES) with the aim to create awareness among the Pakistani community, and specifically, the students, about the Kashmiri struggle to achieve their right of (...)

14 - 02 - 2010
FARMAN ALI HONORED
A shield of appreciation was given posthumously to Farman Ali, the Pakistani national who sacrificed his life in saving 14 people during the recent floods in Jeddah. The shield was handed over to Farman Ali's brother Muhammad Aziz at a function in (...)

21 - 01 - 2010
Animal welfare The article “Mission ‘animal welfare' catches steam in Kingdom” (Nov. 10) was really a good read. This issue is ignored at large in Saudi Arabia. Inarguably there is tremendous need for awareness in the Kingdom. It is sad to see (...)

12 - 11 - 2009
Pakistan forum seeks stronger investment ties with Kingdom
The Pakistan Investment Forum (PIF) has called for a promotion of investments at a meeting held recently with Saudi team consisting of four members led by Firas Nizar, sales manager of Advertisement Programs Department of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce (...)

08 - 07 - 2009
Bangladeshi diplomats in Saudi Gazette
Bangladesh Consul General Md. Golam Sarwar (left) and Ambassador Fazlul Karim (center) discuss with Dr. Muhammed N. Shoukany, Saudi Gazette acting editor-in-chief, political developments in the Middle East during the Bangladeshi officials' visit to (...)

07 - 01 - 2009
7 hospitals, 75 dispensaries for pilgrims in Makkah
Seven hospitals with a capacity of 1,623 beds and fully equipped with all modern health facilities have been earmarked to cater to the needs of expected three million pilgrims this year. Over 2,000 paramedical staff including specialists would (...)

15 - 11 - 2008
Hygiene for pilgrims main concern: Al-Bar
The Makkah Municipal Corporation has engaged 20,500 workers to keep the holy city neat and clean during the upcoming Haj season. They include engineers, technical staff, skilled labor and others and they will work round the clock in shifts. Garbage (...)

10 - 11 - 2008
Pak Haj Mission all geared up for pilgrims' comfort
Elaborate plans have been laid out to provide all facilities to the expected 164,745 pilgrims from Pakistan, Bahrullah Hazarwi, Director of Pakistan Haj Mission in Jeddah, said here Thursday. Out of the 164,745 pilgrims, 75,758 will come here (...)

08 - 11 - 2008
Elaborate Haj plan drawn up
A comprehensive plan has been drawn up to provide all facilities to the expected three million pilgrims this Haj. The new plan envisages fool-proof security, easy transportation, 24-hour water and hygiene to the worshippers in the Grand Mosque here, (...)

06 - 11 - 2008
5,200 Makkah buildings to house 1.2m pilgrims
Owners of 5,200 buildings in this Holy City have been granted permits to accommodate the expected 1.2 million pilgrims this year. The permits were awarded by a higher committee consisting of senior officials from the governorate, municipal (...)

04 - 11 - 2008
OIC backs struggle of Kashmiris, says envoy
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) fully supports the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their legitimate struggle seeking implementation of UN resolutions for a fair and free plebiscite in the state, Ambassador Ezzat Kamel Mufti, Special (...)

29 - 10 - 2008
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