Saudi Arabia Directory
The oil trade with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a country that produces ample amount of oil and has one of the largest reserves in oil. However, India has slashed down its dependency on Iran for oil and has decided to lend oil from Saudi Arabia for the year 2012/13. This was decided with the fear of the global transactions that may put in danger the trade with Iran due to the western sanction over the oil trade in iron. Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest producers of oil in the world which has the capacity to deal with the fall in the supply of oil from the rival nation, Iran. Along with India, China as well as Japan is cutting off the imports of oil from Iran to at least 10%. The US authorities have...
Read MoreThe King Faisal Foundation: Discovering the Arab World
The foundation was established in 1976. The people who were behind this were the sons of the great King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Said to be one of the largest foundations ever to be formed in the world, the foundation is also philanthropic. The foundation introduced an award which was called the “King Faisal International Prize”. The prize was dedicated to the contributions of men and women that made a positive difference. The foundation awarded the different prizes in the different fields of Islam, Arabic language and literature, Islamic studies and Science and medicine. Five prices would be awarded annually and consisted of a hand-written certificate and a gold...
Read MoreThe Saudi Press Agency: Creating History!
The press agency of Saudi Arabia was established in 1971, being the first new agency in the country. The establishment was formed with a goal to provide the news that prevailed locally and internationally. The Saudi Press Agency serves as an international channel to be aware of the developments that occur in the Kingdom. The other aim of the kingdom is to provide different kinds of information for the citizens of Saudi Arabia who lives in the kingdom and abroad. The Saudi Press Agency has done a lot to become what it is today, a modern and effective news agency. In a very short time it became the first and the main source of news information in the Saudi kingdom. The...
Read MoreThe Kingdom’s Internet Service Unit!
The internet services unit is a department of science and technology, in Saudi Arabia, which is responsible for providing internet communication services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company “Internet Service Unit” provides the enhanced services with cooperation to the Saudi Telecommunication Company, a number of remote ISP providers and the Communications and Information Technology Commission. The company works with a mission towards providing enhanced internet services and ensuring a prevailing fair competition between the other providers and for increasing awareness about the technology in the society. The work of the ISU began with the introduction of the...
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