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An emboldened Lalu is a bad omen for Bihar
Shams Ahsan As the dust settles in Bihar after weeks of hectic electioneering, this eastern Indian state is all set for a stormy political future. First of all there is nothing grand about the so-called Grand Alliance of three politically diverse parties ...
KSA plans center modeled on Korea’s creative economy concept
[gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" size="medium" td_gallery_title_input="KSA plans center modeled on Korea’s creative economy concept" ids="12632,12630,12631"]   Shams Ahsan SEOUL — It looks like a modern-day library with people glued to their laptop screens in a big hall. There are glass cubicles where groups of people ...
A slice of Muslim life in the heart of Seoul
Shams Ahsan Saudi Gazette The aroma of Arab food permeates the atmosphere, restaurants displaying halal food banners are everywhere, women wearing hijab and men with beards are seen walking in the streets. There are shops offering Haj and Umrah tours. At first sight, ...
No visa, no fee for Saudis traveling to Indonesia
Shams Ahsan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudis can now enter Indonesia for 30 days without visas and without paying any fee, according to Indonesian Embassy officials. The decision follows a presidential decree, which allows citizens from 75 countries, including Saudi Arabia, to visit ...
1.5 ton of rice confiscated in Ahsa due to ‘mice infestation’
    AHSA — Photos and videos taken by employees at one of Ahsa’s biggest food centers led the Municipality of Ahsa to shut it down and confiscate tons of food supplies including large amounts of rice. Saudi and Asian workers shot ...
Saudi female student attacked in Dublin
  Shams Ahsan Saudi Gazette     JEDDAH — A Saudi female student fears for her life after she faced a racially motivated attack in a Dublin bus last Tuesday. Mashael Khayyat, who is pursuing a PhD at the Computer Science Dept. at Trinity College, said ...
Burial of Makkah crane crash victims starts
Shams Ahsan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many of the victims of the Makkah crane crash were buried at a cemetery in Al-Moaissem near Mina on Monday. Paperwork and identification formalities were completed on Sunday night. Clearance papers were issued on Monday. Indian Consul General ...
Fire hits plastic warehouses
AHSA — Two warehouses storing highly inflammable plastic materials caught fire in an industrial area of Dammam. Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Ali Al-Qahtani said the Civil Defense operations center received reports of a fire breaking out in the ...
Murder of Indian youth in Jazan being investigated
  Shams Ahsan Saudi Gazette     JEDDAH — An Indian consulate official has been sent to Jazan to get more details about the murder of an Indian youth in Sabia, some 80 km from Jazan city, Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak told Saudi Gazette ...
Retirees demand higher pension, more benefits
  Saudi Gazette report     AHSA — Retirees are demanding Ministry of Social Affairs increase their pensions and are calling for annual bonuses and health insurance to be added, Al-Madinah reported. “I have served 34 years in education. My friends and I have a ...
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