Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has announced that dependents of expatriates and domestic workers located outside Saudi Arabia can now renew their residency permits (Iqama) through the online platforms of Absher and Muqeem. Additionally, residents outside the Kingdom can extend the period of single or multiple exit and re-entry visas. The Jawazat noted that beneficiaries can …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism in collaboration with the Registrar General’s Department, has launched a pilot project aimed at helping overseas Sri Lankans to obtain online certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates through Sri Lankan missions abroad. The new system provides Sri Lanka’s diplomatic missions access to the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage and Death …

Founder Editor of Al-Islam newspaper Hamzah Haniffa passed away at a Private hospital in Colombo on Monday Jan.7 Hamzah Haniffa, the founder-editor of the Al-Islam newspaper, was a visionary journalist and a steadfast advocate for the Muslim community in Sri Lanka. A proud old boy of Zahira College, Colombo, during the tenure of Dr. A.M.A. Azeez, Hamzah excelled both academically …

Zahira College Islamic Society had organized the annual Meelad un Nabi Day and Prize Giving Ceremony on Saturday January 4 at the N.D.H. Abdul Ghaffoor Hall. It was held under the patronage of Principal of the College Trizviiy Marikkar. President of the Islamic Society  Yaqoob Sadikeen delivered the welcome address. Deputy Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim …

Significant advancements in the fields of astronomy, medicine and culture stem from Islamic heritage. Here are just some of the key innovations Clockwise from left: A statue of Muslim inventor Abbas Ibn Firnas, the first man to build a successful flying machine, at Baghdad airport; coffee culture is thought to have originated in Yemen and Ethiopia in the 15th century; …

COLOMBO : Minister prof.Hiniduma Sunil Senavi , minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has appointed new members to the government Hajj Committee with effect from December 26 replacing the outgoing members. The new members include Newly appointed Hajj committee For 2024/25 Chairman to the committee : Reyaz Mihular Middle east & South Asia Regional heads of International Financial Reporting …