Fundraising drive for distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia
Region: Saudi ArabiaA group of Filipino community leaders in the Eastern Province met to discuss plans of a fundraising drive for the distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia last week. Community leaders supported the idea of "Search for Miss Little Princess OFW 2007" as one of the avenues to raise funds which will be held on December 7, 2007 at the International Philippine School in Alkhobar (IPSA). This is not the fi... more
Views: 1167Pakistani Family,Husband,Wife and 4 children Found Dead in Saudi Arabia
Region: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia : 6 decayed bodies of a Pakistani family has been recovered from an Apartment of Mohallah Al-Salia in Riyadh. According to the reports, the Security Force officials were clued-up by the neighbors of the untoward Pakistani family about unpleasant smell dispersal from house of the building where the family was residing.The bodies of 4 children, Husband and wife were found when polic... more
Views: 1745Saudi Arabia Pays Russia to Weaken Ties with Iran
Region: Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, 15/07 I was shocked when I read in the newspaper that Saudi Arabia will purchase military equipment from Russia just to reduce diplomatic tension. King Abdullah just wanted Russia to reduce military cooperation with Iran in the future. It turns out, Saudi Arabia offered very interesting military purchasing contracts to Russia in the future if Russia agrees to their first statement. New Russian prime minister,... more
Views: 1599Al-Qaeda turns on Saudi Arabia and calls for uprising against the US backed corrupt theocratic dicta
Region: Saudi Arabia
In a video posting al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri called on the Saudi people to start an uprising against the US backed Al-Saud family: "Muslim brothers in the land of the holy mosques! A year has passed since the uprising of the Arab people against their rulers…my dear brothers, why do you still accept to be ruled by the Al-Saud family. They are one of the worst corrupt governments who steal your money," Th... more
Views: 770Saudi Women Win the Vote, Real Power Lies in Russia
Region: Saudi ArabiaPower. It’s one of those words that are hard to define and, like diet soda, comes in a variety of flavors. There’s economic power, political power, and the kinds of power that accompany beauty, and youth, and talent. There’s also a special form of power often used in discussions of gender equality; that is, of course, women’s power. French philosopher and theorist Michel Foucault was perhaps mo... more
Views: 1158PORCH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEASON 6
Region: Saudi Arabia
PORCH Basketball Tournament Season 6 by: Ruel P. Madeja Jubail, Saudi Arabia It was so humid on Midday of 1st July 2011, still the Opening of the 6th PORCH Basketball Tournament were push through even though it was sweeting inside the Huwaylat Gymnasium. It was then re-scheduled from 24th June 2011 to 1st July 2011 because the organizer were not around to grace the occasion as he was recovering... more
Views: 2105FILCOM JUBAIL WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH AL-MANA HOSPITAL FOR THEIR MEDICAL MISSION AT ARCC- EEI CAMP.
Region: Saudi ArabiaFILCOM JUBAIL WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH AL-MANA HOSPITAL FOR THEIR MEDICAL MISSION AT ARCC- EEI CAMP. By Ruel P. Madeja Jubail Saudi Arabia TGIF! This particularly reverberates very well for Filipino Overseas Workers in Saudi Arabia, particularly in Jubail, whose favorite past time was going to the beach to relax and ease their boredom on Fridays. But not the officers and members of the Filipino Commun... more
Views: 2367HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Region: Saudi ArabiaOne of the beautiful memories I have before I started accompanying my father to Guinkoroban a Sitio located in between Saugan and Dao a Barangay of Oras Eastern Samar, Philippines is crossing the Dao river when we had to walk on the beach side. From our farm my father and I had to go home to the town usually late in the afternoon. We had to walk more than two miles. When we reach the river, we would cross it ... more
Views: 1299G-FORCE FALLS TO AL-SUWAIDI EAGLES
Region: Saudi Arabia
G-FORCE FALLS TO AL-SUWAIDI EAGLES By: Ruel P. Madeja Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia It’s midday Friday 27th May 2011, everyone were so glad that it was not humid that the Sports Festival continues with the determination of Eagles to win against G-Force in Volleyball Men&rsq... more
Views: 1691Man in Saudi Arabia Divorces His Wife by Text-Messaging Her
Region: Saudi ArabiaIn Saudi Arabia, all a man has to do to divorce his wife is to utter, "I divorce you," "I divorce you," "I divorce you." Indeed, he only has to announce his intentions by saying, like some kind of magical wizard, "I divorce you" three times. A recent report out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia related a story about one man who followed this custom by text-messaging his spouse. He then followed the three-line require... more
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