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2 days ago · Pre-Islamic Arabia ( Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية قبل الإسلام ), [1] referring to the Arabian Peninsula before Muhammad's first revelation in 610 CE, is referred to in Islam in the context of jahiliyyah ( lit. 'The period of ignorance ' ), highlighting the prevalence of paganism throughout the region at the time.
2 days ago · Civilians and coalition military forces wave Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian flags as they celebrate the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait, February 1991 Relations between the two nations solidified even further when the U.S. sent nearly 500,000 soldiers to Saudi Arabia to aid in protection against Iraq. [38]
1 day ago · Saudi Arabia - Politics, Processes, Reforms: Participation in the political process is limited to a relatively small portion of the population. There are no elections for national bodies, and political parties are outlawed. Women’s participation in politics is traditionally limited, although women were allowed to run for seats on municipal councils beginning in 2015. Power rests largely in the hands of the royal family, which governs through a process that—despite the political and ...
3 days ago · Echoing the sentiment, Eng. Khalid Alhammad added: “Every collective step we take towards enhancing Saudi Arabia’s maritime logistics capabilities only brings us closer to realizing Vision ...
3 days ago · Faisal bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 14 April 1906. [6] [7] He was the third son of Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman, then Emir of Nejd; Faisal was the first of his father's sons who was born in Riyadh. [8] [9] His mother was Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh, [10] whom Abdulaziz had married in 1902 after capturing Riyadh.
Jan 26, 2022 · Lebanon, Saudi Arabia CyberArm flies flag for Lebanon in Saudi Arabian cyber In a mark of Saudi Arabia's growing appetite for cyber technology, the former head of sales at Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) Fahad Alghamdi, recently joined the advisory board of the Lebanon-based cybersecurity firm CyberArm.
3 days ago · RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has officially received the Asian Physics Olympiad flag as it prepares to host the 2025 edition of one of the largest scientific events in Asia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. The symbolic flag was handed over to the Kingdom by Malaysia, which recently hosted the 2024 APhO edition in Kampar.
