AME Info (http://www.ameinfo.com)
Covers current business news in a number of fields including energy, oil and gas, Arab financial markets, construction, and technology. Includes in-depth business reports from different countries in the region, and links to other relevant websites (English, Arabic).
Alnokhba (http://www.alnokhba.com/cgi-alnokhba/home-index.cgi)
A small portal that focuses on various aspects of life in the city of Jiddah.
Arab Environment Watch ( http://www.arabenvironment.net/categories/Saudi_Arabia/)
Compilation of several recent articles pertaining to the environment and Saudi Arabia.
Arabian Wildlife (http://www.arabianwildlife.com/)
Includes articles and information on Saudi Arabia’s birds and wildlife. There is also a magazine by the same name for which a subscription is required.
Awal
Net (http://www.awalnet.net.sa/arabic/files/default.asp)
An Arabic language portal that covers a number of aspects of Saudi life.
Confluence Project (http://www.confluence.org/country.php)
Mega site that includes click-on maps with geographic, topographic, and meteorological information about every part of a country, recounted in a travelog fashion.
Development Gateway Country Overview
(http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/country.do~country=sa~iso3=SAU)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.
Harvard Middle East Center (http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/)
Major Middle East portal site. Search by country.
MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/)
General site for maps. Search by country and by city.
Maps.com (formerly Magellan Geographix) (http://www.maps.com/)
User may view samples of the wide variety of maps available as well as order maps or atlases, by downloading, or on CD-ROM or in hard copy.
Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA) (http://www.pme.gov.sa/)
This official site provides meteorological data for all regions in Saudi Arabia, as well as information on the quality of air and water.
Middle East News - Saudi Arabia (http://www.middleeastnews.com/SaudiArabia.html)
This is a Middle East News and World Report portal for Saudi Arabia, and lists a significant number of important websites in various fields.
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development ( http://www.ncwcd.gov.sa/Englishmain.htm)
Gives incite into biodiversity, preservation and re-introduction of species, ecotourism, and environmental research
(Arabic and English)
Princeton University Library: Near Eastern Studies Resources (http://www.princeton.edu/~nes/)
Princeton Library’s site dedicated to Near Eastern Studies provides not only invaluable information about Princeton’s programs and collections, but also extensive links to sites (libraries, universities, institutes, think tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world concerning all aspects of the discipline.
Saudi Caves (http://www.saudicaves.com/sgs.html)
Provides geological surveys, photographs, and a bibliography on some of Saudi Arabia’s most important caves on the Red Sea.
Saudi Embassy Site (http://www.saudiembassy.net/)
The site contains a comprehensive profile of Saudi culture, society, history, politics, geography and natural resources. Includes embassy information and publications.
Saudi Ministry of Information (http://www.saudinf.com/)
The official site of the Saudi Ministry of Information - contains data on every aspect of society, culture, law, government, the economy, the media and much more.
Saudi Online (http://www.saudia-online.com/)
An important portal site on social, economic and political aspects of Saudi society.
US
DOE - Energy Information Administration (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/saudi.html)
A description of Saudi Arabia's energy economy, including Oil, Natural
Gas, and Electricity.
UT library online, Perry-Castañeda (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html)
The University of Texas’ Perry Castaneda Library Map collection here offers a variety of historical, geological and political maps of many countries.
United Nations Cartographic Section (http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm)
Available in English or French versions. Offers detailed maps of many countries.
United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/satoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
United States. Library of Congress. Geography
and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.
University of Texas Middle East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cmes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
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