NRI Digest

Riyadh/Jeddah, Aug 16: Members of the Indian community in the Kingdom donned patriotic colors on Friday as they congregated in the morning to celebrate their country’s Independence Day. Flag-hoisting ceremonies took place at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Jeddah Consulate. In Jeddah, a colorful ceremony was held in the premises of the Consulate General of India. Consul General B.S. Mubarak

In the Finals of the Division I of the 20TH Gulf Incon Metabo Floodlit Cricket tournament 2014, Hanan easily defeated Qalco by 29 runs. At the Prize Distribution Ceremony which lasted in the early hours of the morning, Mr. Adnan Mannai, Managing Director of Gulf Incon was delighted to note the excitement the tournament had generated amongst the cricketing expatriate population. He unconditionally

Abu Dhabi, Jul 17: Sahebaan Business Community from Abudhabi arranged an Iftaar for community members on Saturday 12th July at Indian Social Centre (ISC) Abu Dhabi. The community members along with their families attended the event in record numbers. After an initial round of meet and greet, members settled down to break the fast and congregate together in prayers, thus reinforcing the spirit of

Dammam, Jul 17: The 26th Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) of Jam’iyyatul Falah (Dammam Unit) was held on Friday June 6, 2014, at Classic Restaurant in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Outgoing President Mansour Ali Ahmed of Dammam Unit in his presidential message thanked the committee for giving him the opportunity to lead JF Dammam Unit for two consecutive years. With all the best wishes and support

Doha: Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association (KMCA) Doha, Qatar has unanimously re-elected Niyaz Ahmed as the President for the year 2014 -2015 in the recently held annual general body meeting held at ICC. The other office bears are: Saquib Raza Khan Vice President Ibraz Khan General Secretary Mohammed Mujeeb Joint Secretary Fayaz Ahmed Treasurer Muneer Ahmed Joint Treasurer Syed Ashfaq Ladies co

Jeddah/Dammam, Jul 14: As the Israeli bombardment on Gaza continues, and as Palestinian hospitals are struggling to treat the large number of wounded there, Saudi Arabia has sent an air ambulance to Gaza to bring the injured Palestinians to the Kingdom for treatment. In Jeddah, a blood donation camp for the injured in Gaza, organized by King Abdulaziz University Hospital at its premises and at the

Abu Dhabi, Jul 7: The Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF),a well known social organization in U.A.E respected for its philanthropic and charitable works, organized the' Iftar ' get-together at India Social and Cultural Centre, on Friday evening, 4th,July, 2014 amidst prominent personalities, including T.P.Seetharam, Ambassador of India to U.A.E., Dr. B.R.Shetty, MD,NMC Group and Adbusalam Puttige-Editor In

Doha: The women’s wing of Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association organized a Ladies Day, an event for the women hailing from Karnataka on June 20, at the Indian Cultural Center, Doha, Qatar. The event received an overwhelming response in the cooking competition with more than 40 entries in the salads, main course and dessert categories. The cuisine was judged by Chef Marcel of Taj Rasoi, Marriott

Kuwait: Indian Muslim Association (IMA), English Unitorganized a public event in cooperation with the Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs on the subject ‘Welcome Ramadan’ on Friday 20th June 2014 at Indian Community School Auditorium, Salmiya. Well-known International trainer of behavioral skills, Dr.Moosa M. Al-Mazeedi spoke on the subject “Change yourself in this Ramadan”. He said that Change is

Riyadh: The JF-FedEx Trophy-2014 knock-out cricket tournament was organized by the Jam'iyyatul Falah (JF) Riyadh Unit under the sponsorship of FedEx SMSA Express, Riyadh. The tournament which began at Exit-18, Sulai RCL Grounds, Riyadh, on May 23 continued till June 20. In all 16 teams took part in the tournament, with the matches being held every Friday morning. Teams were divided into 4 groups