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unusual facts about British International School, Riyadh


Alex Deuchar

Deuchar was educated at the British International School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and at Carmel Roman Catholic School in Darlington.


1996 Arab Super Cup

It is unclear why Al-Riyadh took part in the competition as they weren't represented as either champions or runners up of the Arab Club Champions Cup or Arab Cup Winners' Cup.

1997 ABC Championship

The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2007 Arab League Summit

Moreover, on the eve of the Riyadh summit, American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice persuaded Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas to agree to meet on a regular basis, but Israel maintained its economic embargo on the Palestinian government and its military pressure in the territory of the Palestinian Authority.

Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda

In mid 1996 he returned to Saudi Arabia, and died in Riyadh on 16 February 1997.

Ali Abdullah Al-Daffa

A visiting Professor at King Saud University, Riyadh (1979–1982), and at Harvard University, USA (1983), Prof. Daffa' was twice elected President of the Union of Arab Mathematicians and Physicists (1979–1981 and 1986–1988).

Andrew Vicari

In the following decades he painted many portraits of the Saudi royal family as well as scenes of Riyadh and Bedouin life.

Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia

It operates "Peace Shield" a state-of-the-art radar and air defense system consisting of a Command Operations Center at Riyadh, and main operating bases at Dhahran, Taif, Tabuk, Khamis Mushait and Al Kharj.

Asrary school riyadh

Asrary School, Riyadh is a school that teaches English, Arabic, and French from KG1 till 12th grade.

Battle of Mulayda

Following problems over Zakat and the arrest of the Rashidi leader, Ibn Sabhan, Rashidies planned to end the Saudi State and conquer both Qassim region and Riyadh.

British International School, Riyadh

As well as the expected educational facilities, the site houses a Starbucks café (a sixth form privilege).

British Vietnamese International School

BVIS is part of the BIS Group of schools in Vietnam, which started with the founding of Tiny Tots in Ho Chi Minh in 1997, which went on to become the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City.

Café de Paris sauce

A closely similar sauce is also served by the Entrecôte groups of restaurants operated by the descendants of Paul Gineste de Saurs in Paris, Geneva, Toulouse, Lyon, London, New York, Beirut, Doha, Dubai, Riyadh, and other cities.

Cerruti 1881

There are Cerruti 1881, 18CRR81 and Cerruti stores throughout the world in Milan, Cosenza, Madrid, London, Munich, Stockholm, Athens, Birmingham, Riyadh, Moscow, New York, Hong Kong, Taipei, Damascus, Jakarta, and Tokyo among other locations.

Ceuta Heliport

Destinations include more than one hundred cities in Europe (mainly in the United Kingdom, Central Europe and the Nordic countries) but also the main cities of Eastern Europe: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Budapest, Sofia, Warsaw, Riga and Bucharest), North Africa, the Middle East (Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait) and North America (New York, Toronto and Montreal).

Eskan Village

Eskan Village, officially named Eskan Village Air Base, is a U.S. military installation located 20 kilometers south-east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Evolved HSPA

Coverage focused on major areas in the biggest 3 cities Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, other areas & cities covered with 3G & GPRS.

Foreign Reports

Nathaniel Kern (also Nat Kern) joined his father at Foreign Reports in 1972 after graduating from Princeton University and attending the University of Riyadh from 1970-71 as the first non-Arab student.

Friedrich St. Florian

With Abraham he also won the first prize (ex equo) in the international architectural design competition for the "Cultural Center" in Leopoldville, Congo in 1959 and the third prize in the 1958 competition for the Pan Arabian University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ghashamsham

A man named Rashid (Fahd Al-Hayyan) lived in a small town near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Hend Al-mansour

She practiced medicine in Saudi Arabia at Hofuf and Riyadh until 1997 when she immigrated to the United States.

Iqbal Masood Nadvi

He obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in 1991 after which he moved to the teaching position as a professor in Riyadh at King Saud University

Khobar Towers bombing

US and Coalition military operations at Khobar and Dhahran were subsequently relocated to Prince Sultan Air Base, a remote and highly secure Royal Saudi Air Force installation near Al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia, approximately 70 miles from Riyadh.

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

KAPSARC, the abbreviation for the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where it began its activities in 2010.

Maktoob

Maktoob today has more than 280 employees with offices in Amman, Dubai, Cairo, Riyadh, and Kuwait.

Manfuha

According to Yaqut's 13th century geographical encyclopedia Mu'jam Al-Buldan, Manfuha was built a few centuries before Islam at the same time as Hajr (now Riyadh) by members of the Banu Hanifa tribe and their cousins from the tribe of Bakr.

Mark Aizlewood

His debut came in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on 25 February 1986, his last appearance came on 14 December 1994 as Wales lost 3–0 to Bulgaria in a Euro 96 qualifier at Cardiff Arms Park.

MODON

MODON has set up 29 industrial cities and oversees the organization of these cities spread over various regions of the Kingdom on a total area of approximately 150 million square meters in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah, Qassim, Al-Ahsa, Madinah, Assir, Sakakah, Tabuk, Ha'il, Najran, Sudair, Shaqraa and Al-Taif.

Mohammed al Khilewi

Born in 1961 in Saudi Arabia, al-Khilewi studied politics at King Saud University and at the Institute for Diplomatic Studies, both in Riyadh.

Mujahid Kamran

courses at KSU, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was an associate professor from 2001-2004.

My Country, My Country

Poitras focuses primarily on Dr. Riyadh al-Adhadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate.

Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia

Satellite photos allegedly reveal an underground city and nuclear silos with Ghauri rockets in Al-Sulaiyil, south of the capital Riyadh.

Omar 'The White Sudani' Ramzi

Since then he has been doing shows in all the major cities in Saudi Arabia and Egypt: Jeddah, Riyadh, Khobar, Cairo and Alexandria He has opened for several other world renowned stand-up comedians such as Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Angelo Tsarouchas, Dean Edwards, Jeff Mirza and Erik Griffin.

Operation Nightingale

The medical team was based in the British Army Rear Hospital at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and treated a total of 210 casualties.

Paul Foster-Bell

Foster-Bell was a diplomat and his last assignment was as Deputy Head of Mission at New Zealand Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, having previously served as First Secretary & Consul in Tehran in Iran, and Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan.

Perigi Lama

In the village are the British International School, Jakarta Japanese School, Aulia Islamic School, Pembangunan Jaya High School, Tunas Indonesia Elementary School and Global Jaya School.

Politics of Saudi Arabia

The Islamist candidates tended to be backed by public figures and the religious establishment and won most of the seats in the Saudi cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Tabuk and Taif.

In Riyadh, the number of registered voters did not exceed 18% of those eligible to vote, representing only 2% of the city's population.

Riyadh

It contains a collection of aircraft and aviation-related items used by the Royal Saudi Air Force and Saudia.

The First Saudi State was destroyed by forces sent by Muhammad Ali of Egypt, acting on behalf of the Ottoman Empire.

Riyadh compound bombings

Late on 12 May, several vehicles containing heavily armed assault teams arrived at three Riyadh compounds: The Dorrat Al Jadawel, a compound owned by the London-based MBI International and Partners subsidiary Jadawel International, the Al Hamra Oasis Village, and the Vinnell Corporation Compound, a compound occupied by a Virginia-based defense contractor that was training the Saudi National Guard.

Samar Alsaggaf

Doctorate of Philosophy in Anatomy and Embryology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1996 Thesis Title: “The Effect of Irradiation On The Development Of The Cerebellar Cortex Of Guinea Pig”.

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

He is a founding member of the King Faisal Foundation and chairman of the board of directors for the King Faisal School and Al Faisal University in Riyadh.

The Thoroughbred Corp.

Prince Ahmed bin Salman died unexpectedly at age 43 of heart failure in Riyadh.

Unification of Saudi Arabia

The Al Saud survived in exile and went on to found the Second Saudi State, which is generally considered to have lasted from Turki ibn Abdallah's capture of Riyadh (which he designated as the new capital) in 1824 until the Battle of Mulayda in 1891.

Yousef Masrahi

Masrahi won the national title over 200 m in 2009 and improved his 400 m best to 45.84 seconds in Riyadh, gaining the "B" qualifying standard.

Zayd ibn al-Khattab

His grave was purportedly located just north of modern-day Riyadh until the 18th century when it was levelled to the ground by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who claimed that it had become an object of idolatry.


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