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Saudi Arabia Country Profile: Saudi Arabia 
 Profile of Saudi Arabia, including demographic facts, historical overview, timeline of key events, and information about Saudi Arabian leaders and media. Site also includes links to related news stories and audio of the national anthem. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791936.stm Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Aug 1, 2005 Inside Saudi Arabia
A series of stories from a 2002 special report from the St. Petersburg (Florida) Times on culture in Saudi Arabia. Covers topics such as travel, religion, and jobs. Features articles on anti-Western extremism, foreign workers, and gender segregation at the Kingdom Center shopping mall. Includes a photo gallery. http://www.sptimes.com/2002/webspecials02/saudiarabia/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Society & Social Science Last updated Jun 16, 2004 Middle East Studies Internet Resources: Saudi Arabia
This site provides annotated links to sources of information about Saudi Arabia. Topics include economics, human rights, and politics. From Columbia University Libraries. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Saudi.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent Last updated Jul 28, 2004 Portals to the World: Saudi Arabia
Selected Internet resources on Saudi Arabia, organized by such topics as general, business, culture, education, geography, government, history, language, media, religion, tourism, and others. Each category provides a list of annotated links. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/saudiarabia/saudiarabia.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Government, Government, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 15, 2003 Saudi Arabia: A Country Study
Contains a historical overview, and information on the geography, economy, government, transportation and telecommunications, foreign relations, national security, languages, religions, and people and society of Saudi Arabia. Includes a glossary, a bibliography, and statistical tables. Searchable. "Completed [in] December 1992." A part of the Web site Country Studies, from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/satoc.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Government, Government, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Aug 16, 2004 Saudi Municipal Elections: Royal Caution and Citizen Apathy
January 2005 article about the landmark "municipal elections due to be held February 10 in the [Saudi Arabia] capital, Riyadh, and the surrounding area ... [and] plans for the three-stage elections, staggered across the kingdom from February to April." Includes a discussion of attitudes towards the election in this absolute monarchy, and women not being allowed to vote. Includes links to related articles. From the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2214 Topics: Government, International Governments Last updated Feb 9, 2005 The World Factbook: Saudi Arabia
Key facts, maps, statistics, demographics, and a nutshell history of Saudi Arabia. From "The World Factbook," published annually by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent Last updated May 26, 2007 World News: Saudi Arabia
Collection of news articles and commentary about politics and current events in Saudi Arabia. Includes articles on topics such as the August 2005 death of King Fahd, elections, and Islamic extremists. Also includes a link to a feature about the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca). From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/saudiarabia Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 2, 2008 |
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