Obama greets Saudi student on new baby

US President Barrack Obama and his wife, Michelle, sent a card to a Saudi student in the United States congratulating him on the birth their son on July 4, which marks the US Independence Day, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Al Hamidi bin Mohammed Al Otaibi said he was surprised when he received the card from the White House congratulating him on the birth of his son Aous at a hospital in Pennsylvania, where he is on a scholarship from the Saudi government.

“I received the card from the White House sent by the President and his wife congratulating me on the birth of my son on July 4.

"I am extremely happy with this gesture from the President,” he told the Saudi Arabic language daily 'Sabq', which published a copy of Obama’s greeting card.