- Middle East
IWWO career counselling session held in Qatar
Jeddah: As the global economy becomes increasingly competitive, it is more important than ever for Indian students to make informed decisions about their careers – especially with the rise of overseas education…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Road accident kills four of Andhra NRI family
Jeddah: Four members of a NRI family of Andhra Pradesh lost their lives in a horrific traffic accident near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on Friday, while returning to Kuwait following the performance…
- Telangana
Saudi Arabia: Forged degree lands NRI in jail
Jeddah: Some expatriates, whose visa professional status required qualifications, are feeling the heat in authenticating academic qualification documents. Besides engineers and scores of other technical job visa holding expatriate employees are required…
- India
Distressed Indian women return home from Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: Five Indian women, who were allegedly deceived and sent to Saudi Arabia on the promise of a decent job and lucrative salary by recruiting agents, have been rescued and repatriated back…
- Middle East
16-year-old student from Hyderabad dies in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: A 16-year-old Hyderabadi student died of suspected fever while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Riyadh on Tuesday, July 11. Mohammed Abdul Hai Pasha, a student of class XI at Indian…
- Middle East
High footfall of Indian Haj pilgrims in Makkah medical centers
Jeddah: India is one of the major countries in the world, where elderly people come for Haj among most of them having chronic disease, an addition to heat exhaustion after landing in…
- Middle East
Indian Haj pilgrims in Makkah amid rising heat and hardships
Jeddah: The Haj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but pilgrims this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 46 degrees Celsius. The Haj rituals…
- Telangana
Haj pilgrim from Telangana passes away in Makkah
Jeddah: A Haj pilgrim from Telangana breathed her last after performing Jamarat—‘stoning of the devil’ ritual in Mina on Wednesday. Fatima Sarwar, a native of Sangareddy district, came along with her son Mir…
- Middle East
Hyderabadi student injured in accident dies in Al Khobar
Jeddah: The entire community is in the mood of the Eid Al Adha celebration, while there is grief and gloom among a Hyderabadi family in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, that is witnessing…
- India
Detained Indian pilgrim released to join Haj
Jeddah: An Indian Haj pilgrim who was detained for an old case has been released after hectic efforts made by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. The Haj pilgrim, hailing from Chahatarpur in…
- Middle East
Indian Haj pilgrims in mute mode in Makkah owing to SIM card difficulties
Jeddah: Several Indian Haj pilgrims are facing difficulties in communicating with their families back home owing to non-activation of their Saudi SIM cards. A frightened and shaky 66-year-old Iqbal of Karimnagar in…
- Hyderabad
Saudi Arabia: Two Hyderabadi students die, 1 critical in Dammam road accident
Jeddah: There is grief and gloom among the Hyderabadi expatriate community living in the oil-producing eastern province of Saudi Arabia as two youngsters were killed in a horrific road accident and another…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Profession test mandatory for certain employment visa endorsement
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia, one of the largest employers for semi-skilled and unskilled Indian workers, began to conduct skill verification examination prior to endorsing employment visas in India. The test known as Skill…
- Middle East
Hyderabadi young athlete represents Saudi Arabia at tournament in Europe
Jeddah: Badminton is becoming an attractive sport for many younger generations of Indian expatriates abroad. Though cricket is an unrivaled sport for Indians whether home or abroad, many young NRI students are…
- Middle East
Andhra man found abandoned in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: When a young cricket player hit long sixes, he didn’t expect that his ball would fetch an unexpected goal– a human being – in an abandoned structure amidst the rubble of…
