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
Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/links.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.
Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.
Awal.Net (http://www.awalnet.net.sa/arabic/files/default.asp)
An Arabic language portal that covers a number of aspects of Saudi life.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Harvard Middle East Center (http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/)
Major Middle East portal site. Search by country.
History: Saudi Arabia (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107947.html)
General overview of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, includes geography, brief explanation of politics, and the history of the area from the time of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) until the death of King Fahd bin 'Abdulaziz died in 2005.
The Israelite Diaspora ( http://www.imninalu.net/tribes2.htm)
Describes the Hamitic origin of many of the Arabian tribes from Jewish perspective.
King Abdul Aziz Al Saud ( http://www.the-saudi.net/al-saud/abdulaziz.htm)
The Biography of the First King of Saudi Arabia.
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.
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 Online (http://www.saudia-online.com/)
An important portal site on social, economic and political aspects of Saudi society.
Saudi Royal Genealogy (http://www.almanach.be/search/s/)
This site provides historical and genealogical information on Saudi Arabia and its royal family.
UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
The University of California Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian studies.
University of Birmingham Virtual Manuscript Room (http://www.vmr.bham.ac.uk/)
The University of Birmingham website contains over 50,000 digital images of Middle Eastern manuscripts from its Mingana Collection accessible to users online.
United
States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.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.
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.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.” Searchable by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.
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