MADINAH, 21 January 2008 — A bus carrying 44 Pakistani pilgrims overturned 177 km from Madinah, killing one passenger and injuring 12. The dead passenger was identified as Azizah Allahdad. The injured
JEDDAH — Participants in the recently concluded Haj pilgrimage want the Philippines to require first-time pilgrims through a seminar on Haj “dos and don’ts” to avoid hassles when they are in Saudi
JEDDAH, 16 January 2008 — A 34-year-old Filipino offset operator in Jeddah has been named “Employee of the Year” by the Jeddah Graphic Center. Roy Barcellano joined the company as a machine
RIYADH, 15 January 2008 — Two separate consular teams of the Embassy of Pakistan and the Pakistan Consulate will visit Jubail and Abha from Jan. 17 to18. The Jubail team will establish its office at
JEDDAH, 14 January 2008 — A consular team of the Consulate General of India will visit Taif on Jan. 17. The team will stay at Hotel Al-Barraq (02-7360610). It will receive applications for consular
RIYADH, 13 January 2008 — Staff and students at the Sri Lankan International School recently attended — together with parents — an awards night celebrating students’ achievements at the Riyadh Intercontinental
MANILA, 12 January 2008 — Some 3,367 children and siblings of Filipino migrant workers are set to take the test tomorrow for 100 scholarship slots being offered by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
JEDDAH, 9 January 2008 — To the Filipinos in Jeddah and nearby places who have been asking for another round of computer training, your wish has been granted. On Jan. 11, at 8 a.m., the Overseas