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 Shafeeka Basheer
Ramadan reminders
WE are now in the midst of the wonderful month of the year. Ramadan is not only about abstaining from eating, drinking and other worldly desires from sunrise to sunset, it is also about reminding us to check if we need any changes in our behavior (...)

23 - 06 - 2017
Basheer Thottiyan leaves for India with a smile
known social activist and event organizer, is leaving Jeddah for India for good. He has been instrumental in establishing a number of community organizations and organizing a host of literary, cultural and academic programs and activities among the (...)

07 - 03 - 2017
Students should make use of the long summer vacation
THE summer school vacation this year is almost four months, which is a very long time indeed. Perhaps it qualifies to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The holy month of Ramadan and the Haj season will end before students return to school. (...)

01 - 07 - 2016
Ramadan, what does it mean to you?
THE long-awaited month of Ramadan is just round the corner. This is the month of fasting, feasting, worshiping and brotherhood. This weekend I witnessed the crowds in malls and shopping centers getting into Ramadan mode, as did the shops and malls (...)

02 - 06 - 2016
What changes would you like to see in the coming year?
As 2015 comes to an end, I decided to ask a few people in Saudi Arabia about what changes they would like to see in the coming year in our society with respect to daily living. While many of them hoped for peace and tranquility around the world, (...)

25 - 12 - 2015
No injuries or Deaths because of Corona for the first times since months.
In its daily report of today, Monday, Ministry of Health has declared that it has not registered any case of injury or death during the last twenty four hours. On the contrary, it has declared that two people who have been infected by Corona have (...)

27 - 05 - 2014
France's President Holds Press Conference in Riyadh 6
Assad , and in Geneva conference , we must work together to reach a result which I announced in non- extension for Bashar Al-Assad, and you know France's position when chemical weapons were used." "The chemical weapons have been used already in (...)

30 - 12 - 2013
Charting Gaddafi's gaffes
THE former Bedouin tribesman calls himself the “king of kings” in Africa and is quite possibly the only living being – and certainly the only leader – to wear an outfit with the map of Africa printed on it. Born in the Libyan desert and according (...)

13 - 03 - 2011
God help Pakistan
The first thing that came to mind when I heard about the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan was a comment from former England skipper and all-rounder Sir Ian Botham. He said “Pakistan is the sort of place every man should send his (...)

08 - 03 - 2009
Hurricane Katrina drenches Florida, floods feared 3 MIAMI
mile (270-km) stretch of Florida's densely populated southern Atlantic Coast from Florida City to Vero Beach, alerting residents to expect hurricane winds within 24 hours. The area includes Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach -- all of which were (...)

23 - 08 - 2005
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