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Saudi-OSCAR 50

SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater experiment operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.795 MHz downlink.


380th Air Refueling Squadron

The unit deployed aircraft and personnel to 1703d Air Refueling Wing, Provisional at King Khalid Air Base, Saudi Arabia between October 1990 and March 1991 during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

481st Tactical Fighter Squadron

14 November 1963 – Operation Hard Surface – A deployment to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Abd al Razaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al Sharikh

The BBC offered an account of the Second Administrative Review Board hearing of a young Saudi named Abdul-Razzaq.

Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda

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

Abdulla Majid Al Naimi

Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid expressed dismay at the arrest of a third former Guantanamo captive by Saudi authorities, and said that the Saudis had not offered a formal justification for his arrest.

In late November 2008 another Bahraini in extrajudicial detention in Saudi Arabia, Khalil Janahi, was reported to have been repatriated.

Ahmad Zaki

Ahmed Zaki Yamani (born in 1930), former Saudi Arabian oil minister

Ar-Ar

Ar Ar, border-crossing point between Iraq (Anbar province) and Saudi Arabia

Arabic hip hop

Abdullah Dahman of Desert Heat offers an example of west coast rapper Snoop Dogg, whose records are available for purchase in Jiddah in Saudi Arabia.

Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations

The military regimes of Ziaur Rahman and Hussain Muhammad Ershad took steps to forge strong commercial and cultural ties with Saudi Arabia.

Battle of Bu'ath

The Battle of Bu'ath was fought in 617 between Banu Aus and Banu Khazraj, the Arab tribes of Yathrib (now Medina), in Saudi Arabia, in the south-eastern quarter of the Medinan oasis, belonging to the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza.

Davey Langit

Davey also wrote songs for the movies Katas Ng Saudi (2007 MMFF- "Sa Aking Pag-Uwi") and Magkaibigan (2008 MMFF- "Kaibigan").

Economy of Saudi Arabia

Roughly five and a half million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, for example, in the oil and service sectors.

George Mansour

Other journalistic responsibilities included broadcasting at Radio Free Iraq in Prague, correspondent of Az Zaman and Al-Mutamar newspapers based in London, England, reporter at Sawt Alshab Al Iraqi radio based in Saudi Arabia and Radio Canada International based in Toronto and Senior Advisor for the International Organization for Migration - Canada.

Govhar Bakhshaliyeva

Bakhshaliyeva has repeatedly represented the Azerbaijan oriental Studies in foreign countries (Russian Federation (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Makhachkala, Simferopol), Iran, Turkey, The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, etc.

Haifa bint Faisal

Although there are still many questions about al-Bayoumi and Basnan, the 9/11 Commission Report asserts, in footnote 122, that the hijackers al-Midhar and al-Hazmi did not receive any funding from them: "We have found no evidence that Saudi Princess Haifa al Faisal provided any funds to the conspiracy, either directly or indirectly.".

Hend Al-mansour

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

Ibrahim Al-Shahrani

His most significant goal was against Qatar in Doha during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) final match which eliminated Qatar and led Saudi Arabia to the top of Group A, directly qualifying to 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and leaving Iran in second place for the AFC Play-off against Japan.

Isabelline Wheatear

This extends from Southern Russia, the Caspian region, the Kyzyl Kum Desert and Mongolia to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Israel.

Islamic television networks

Iqra” was the first Arab Islamic television network launched by the Saudi businessman Saleh Abdullah Kamel in 1998 as part of the Arab Radio and Television Network (ART).

Israel–Saudi Arabia relations

In 2007 Saudi Arabia again officially supported a peaceful resolution of the Arab–Israeli conflict, which generated more official negative reactions from Israeli authorities, citing the Oslo Accords and the Saudi's deviation from those accords.

Kahtani

Muhammad Jafar Jamal al-Kahtani, citizen of Saudi Arabia who was a captive held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Bagram Theater Internment Facility

Kamal Al-Yahya

In order to stay close to home, he opted out of his medical scholarship in favor of pursuing a degree in physics at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Krauss-Maffei

In 2011, a planned deal to sell hundreds of tanks to Saudi Arabia during the time of the Arab Spring caused widespread criticism.

Marian Mihail

In 2001 he had a short stint as Technical Instructor for the Romanian FA Coaching School, before moving to the Middle East where he has enjoyed successful spells in Syria with Al Qardaha, being named Syrian Football Association Coach of the Year in 2003, and in Saudi Arabia with Al Riyadh, saving the team from relegation in 2004 after taking over in a desperate situation.

Medina, Minas Gerais

::Not to be confused with Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

Ned uses Skype to show Hala that if she does not explain what she was doing at Union Station her children and mother may be injured or even killed by the Saudi secret police.

Meshael Alayban

Meshael Alayban is a Saudi woman accused of human trafficking in Irvine, California.

Michael Pucci

His Decorations include 3 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals (NMCM), 3 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals (NCAM), 6 Good Conduct Medal (GCM), National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWA) with three stars for service in three campaigns (Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, Southwest Asia Cease-Fire), Kuwait Liberation Medal (KLM — Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (KLM — Emirate of Kuwait).

Modon

MODON, a business name of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority

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.

Narcoterrorism

Although Al Qaeda is often said to finance its activities through drug trafficking, the 9/11 Commission Report notes that "while the drug trade was a source of income for the Taliban, it did not serve the same purpose for al Qaeda, and there is no reliable evidence that bin Laden was involved in or made his money through drug trafficking." The organization gains most of its finances through donations, particularly those by "wealthy Saudi individuals".

Norah Al Faiz

However, Ali Alyami argued that her appointment was largely a move to make democratic reformers ineffective in and outside the country with the goal of reducing global criticism over the Saudi segregationist policies and oppression of women.

Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia

Furthermore, senior Clinton administration officials who were responsible for Mideast affairs at the time Khilewi sought asylum, including Robert Pelletreau of the State Department and Bruce Riedel of the National Security Council, said they found nothing in Khilewi's debriefings to back up the Media reports about a Saudi nuclear program.

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.

Raja'a Alem

Her short story "One Thousand Braids and a Governess" has been translated into English and published in "Voices of Change: short stories by Saudi Arabian women writers" edited by Abubaker Bagader, Ava M. Heinrichsdorff, Deborah Akers Her birth in Mecca and her family background is highly influential to her work and outlook.

Reinaldo Elias da Costa

During the 2012 January transfer window, it was announced that Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan had bought the striker from Saudi Club Al-Raed for a reported $2 million over two years.

Riggs Bank

About two weeks after the assistance began, al-Bayoumi's wife began receiving monthly payments totaling tens of thousands of dollars from Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the wife of Saudi ambassador and Bush family confidant, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, through a Riggs bank account.

Riyadh compound bombings

Abdul Rahman Jabarah was killed in a gunfight with Saudi security forces, believed to have been involved in the attack, as was Zubayr Al-Rimi.

Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force

The main weapon of the RSSMF is Chinese DF-3 (CSS-2) Dongfeng missile sold to Saudi Arabia by China.

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen

Five months later he joined the Saudi government as President of the Affairs of the Holy Mosques Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina.

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen (صالح ابن عبدالرحمن حسین) is a prominent Saudi government official who fell under suspicion following the Sept 11th attacks when it was discovered that three of the hijackers, Hani Hanjour, Khalid Almihdhar, and Nawaf Alhazmi had checked into the Marriott Residence Inn in Herndon, Virginia, the same hotel he was staying at, the night before the attacks.

Sameera Aziz

Sameera Aziz was born on 24 June 1979 in Al-Khober, Saudi Arabia, to Aziz-ur-Rehman, a bravery award holder of the Pakistan Navy and Mehar Afroz, a beautician from the United States of America.

Sar Hawza District

The Saudi committee serves the people of Sar Hawza by providing shelter and guidance during the Hajj.

Taghlib

The tribe traces its lineage to the large branch of North Arabian tribes (Adnanites) known as Rabi'ah, which also included Banu Bakr, 'Anizzah, Banu Hanifa and Anz bin Wa'il (in southern Saudi Arabia).

The Gulf film industry

Haifaa al-Mansour has gained world-wide recognition since the release of her film Wadjda, the first film to be directed by a female Saudi director and shot entirely in Saudi Arabia with an all-Saudi cast.

Unearthed

Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta, an action-adventure video game developed in Saudi Arabia.

Wail al-Shehri

Jamal Khashoggi, of Al-Watan and ArabNews in Saudi Arabia, spoke with Muhammad Ali al-Shehri in Khamis Mushait, who said his sons Wail and Waleed had been missing for months.

Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din

Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was born on Friday 18 June 1869 in Sanaa into the Hamidaddin branch of the al-Qasimi dynasty who ruled most of Yemen proper and South Saudi Arabia today for over 900 years.


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