41. MOFA: Japan-Saudi Arabia Relations Top regional Affairs Middle East saudi arabia history of Exchanges.Among Japanese contacts with saudi arabia before World War II can be cited the http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/middle_e/saudi/

(Japanese) skip navigations Sitemap Other Languages ... Middle East Japan-Saudi Arabia Relations August 2005 Basic Data General In the economic area, Saudi Arabia is one of the most important suppliers of crude oil to Japan, and Japan has become Saudi Arabia's main partner in its export trade. Diplomatic Relations: 1955 Establishment of diplomatic relations 1958 Saudi Embassy in Tokyo established 1960 Japanese Embassy in Saudi Arabia established in Jiddah, before moving to Riyadh in 1984 Bilateral Treaties and Agreements 1975 Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1998 Japan-Saudi Arabia Cooperation Agenda Number of Residents Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Saudi Arabia: 560 (as of February 2005) Number of Saudi Nationals residing in Japan: 150 (as of 2005) Economic Relations (a) Exports and imports, 2003 Saudi exports to Japan: 49325 million SR (13,153 million US dollars) (crude oil, petroleum products, LPG) Saudi imports from Japan: 14,319 million SR (3,818 million US dollars) (automobiles, machinery and equipment, metals) (b) Japanese crude imports (2003) Imports from Saudi Arabia total 1.05 million barrels a day, 25% of total crude imports

42. Gwenn Okruhlik: Networks Of Dissent: Islamism And Reform In Saudi Arabia in saudi arabia, including those based on nationalism, regional identity, All Islamists construct a detailed alternative history of saudi arabia http://www.ssrc.org/sept11/essays/okruhlik.htm

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43. Reader's Companion To American History - -MIDDLE EAST-U.S. RELATIONS and other regional states, including Israel, Iran, saudi arabia, Jordan, The United States eventually ended up siding with saudi arabia and its http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_059500_middleeastus.htm

Entries Publication Data Advisory Board Contributors ... World Civilizations The Reader's Companion to American History MIDDLE EAST-U.S. RELATIONS The first contacts between the United States and the Middle East occurred during late-eighteenth-century treaty negotiations with the states of North Africa and were interspersed with sporadic naval conflicts. The first sustained relations, however, resulted from American missionary efforts in various parts of the region, starting in 1819 and growing in importance throughout the nineteenth century. Aside from spreading Christianity, missionaries focused on creating educational institutions, primarily in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. One of the most important of these was the Syrian Protestant College established in 1866 (called the American University of Beirut after 1920). Similar efforts in Turkey led to the foundation of Robert College in 1863. Both institutions had a major impact on the Middle East because they educated members of local elites. By World War I, decades of work by American missionaries and educators in these and other countries of the region had created an almost uniformly favorable view of the United States. It seemed the only Western power with no imperial designs on the region. This view was reinforced during World War I by President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and by America's championing of the principle of self-determination at the Versailles peace conference. Countries of the Middle East that were resisting the encroachment of European powers hoped that the United States would serve as a counterbalance to traditional Western imperialism. This hope was expressed forcefully to the members of the King-Crane Commission, dispatched to Syria and Palestine at the behest of Wilson to ascertain the preferences of the populations regarding which mandatory power should be chosen to help them toward independence, as specified by the Covenant of the League of Nations.

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45. Mission - Embassy Riyadh Saudi Arabia The United States and saudi arabia share a common concern for regional security,oil exports and imports, and sustainable development. http://riyadh.usembassy.gov/saudi-arabia/history.html

Embassy News U.S. Citizen Services Visas You Are In: Home Embassy News Ambassador About the Embassy Mission Departments Holidays Contact Us ... Latest Embassy News About the Embassy Mission For over sixty years, the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have enjoyed a strong relationship based upon mutual respect and common interests. Diplomatic relations were established in 1933. The U.S. Embassy opened in Jeddah in 1944 and moved to Riyadh in 1984. In addition to the Embassy, the American government maintains consulates in Jeddah and in Dhahran. The United States and Saudi Arabia share a common concern for regional security, oil exports and imports, and sustainable development. Close consultations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have developed on international, economic, and development issues such as the Middle East peace process and shared interests in the Gulf. The U.S. is Saudi Arabia's largest trading partner, and Saudi Arabia is the largest U.S. export market in the Middle East. The United States and Saudi Arabia have a history of technical and educational exchange which has benefited both nations, and the longstanding security relationship continues to be important. As the twenty-first century dawns, the vibrancy of the U.S.-Saudi relationship, based on multifaceted interests in the political, economic, business and humanitarian fields, remains secure. back to top Home Embassy News Citizen Services ... Webmaster Sorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page

46. Saudi Arabia (08/05) There are less than 100000 Westerners in saudi arabia. history The UnitedStates and saudi arabia share a common concern about regional security, http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS33802

Bureau of Public Affairs Electronic Information and Publications Office Background Notes Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs August 2005 Background Note: Saudi Arabia PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Geography Area: 1,960,582 million sq. km. (784,233 sq. mi.), slightly more than one-fifth the size of the continental United States. Cities (2003 est.): Capital Riyadh (pop. 3.7 million). Other cities Jeddah (2.7 million), Makkah, (1.6 million), Dammam/Khobar/Dhahran, (1.6 million). Terrain: Primarily desert with rugged mountains in the southwest. Climate: Arid, with great extremes of temperature in the interior; humidity and temperature are both high along the coast. People Nationality: Noun Saudi(s). Adjective Saudi Arabian or Saudi. Population (2004 est.): 26.7 million (19.7 million Saudis, 7 million foreign nationals). Annual growth rate: 3.1%. Ethnic groups: Arab (90% of native pop.), Afro-Asian (10% of native pop.). Religion: Islam. Language: Arabic (official). Education: Literacy male 84.7%, female 77.8%. Health: Infant mortality rate Life expectancy male 67 years, female 71 years.

47. Minoru Yamasaki, World-class Architect The Reynolds Metals regional Sales Office in Southfield, His Dhahran AirTerminal in saudi arabia combined a forest of concrete canopies with low Arabic http://www.detnews.com/history/yamasaki/yamasaki.htm

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48. URLs Blocked In Saudi Arabia - Highlights Title Amnesty International saudi arabia campaign website Google Society history By Topic Wars and Conflicts regional Israel http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/saudiarabia/sa-highlights.html

URLs Blocked in Saudi Arabia - Highlights Documentation of Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia The listings below give specific web pages found to be blocked in Saudi Arabia. Where available, each page's listing includes its HTML title as well as META keywords and description; its first Yahoo Directory category classification and its Google Directory classification; its inbound link count (according to Google); and information about past snapshots of the page available in the Internet library archive.org. These details are as retrieved in June 2002. Title: #1 Marijuana Seeds.com - marijuana seeds (cannabis seeds) shipped worldwide. URL: www.1-marijuana-seeds.com Blocked on: May 19, May 22, May 24, May 27 Google: Regional > North America > Canada > Ontario > Localities > T > Toronto > Health Description: #1 Marijuana Seeds - where to order seeds online Keywords: marijuana seeds, marijuana Inbound Link Count: linking pages Archive: index as of ~1/1/2000 (2 distinct snapshots among 10 archives since 3/1/2001) Title: Arab American Roman Catholic Community URL: www.al-bushra.org

49. SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED STATES regional politics and dealt a stunning blow to USsaudi relations. 9-56;and Alexei Vassiliev, The history of saudi arabia (New York New York http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2002/issue3/jv6n3a7.html

Volume 6, No. 3 - September 2002 Saudi Arabia and the United States, 1931-2002 By Josh Pollack The U.S.-Saudi relationship is one of America’s most important, enduring, and complex bilateral connections in the Middle East. It has been tested by many issues, including oil policies, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and confrontation with Iraq. Especially after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, in which many of those involved were Saudi dissidents, both sides have critiqued and reevaluated that link. This article provides a history of the U.S.-Saudi relationship and discusses its nature, problems, and limits. The enduring contradictions of the Saudi-American relationship have lately inspired comparisons to a marriage of convenience. Its close economic and security links have often been strained by immense political, cultural, and psychological distances. The breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in September 2000 brought on a difficult time in the relationship, reminiscent of the period leading up to the oil embargo of 1973-1974; moreover, unlike previous crises in U.S.-Saudi relations, its effects are not mitigated by the commonality of purpose experienced during the Cold War, especially during the 1970s and 1980s. The devastation of September 11, 2001 accordingly dealt a sledgehammer blow to an already unsteady structure. In America, the shock provoked a complicated and angry reassessment, in some ways reminiscent of the reordering of U.S.-Chinese ties after the bloodshed of June 4, 1989 in Tiananmen Square. The Saudis, thrust onto the defensive and frustrated with American policies and undertakings regarding Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq, have engaged in some reassessment of their own.

50. Qatar Country Guide - History And Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Co history The families that rule the northern arabian Gulf states are, almost without It has allied itself closely with saudi arabia on regional and http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/qat/qat580.asp

OAS_sitepage = URL + '/MiddleEast/Qatar/HistoryandGovernment'; document.write('Research Qatar hotels at TripAdvisor'); Contact Addresses Overview General Information Passport/Visa ... Qatar Qatar History and Government History: The families that rule the northern Arabian Gulf states are, almost without exception, descended from migrants from the central region of the Arabian peninsula in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The Al-Khalifas, who today govern Bahrain, also established a settlement on the small peninsula directly opposite the island – modern-day Qatar. The Al-Khalifas were unable to hold on to their mainland possession, however, and were displaced by the Al-Thani clan. The Al-Thanis were part of the original wave of migration, but little else is known about their origins. Although the Al-Khalifas had agreed a treaty with the British in 1868, this did not prevent Qatar being absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman empire – then undergoing a brief resurgence during a period of otherwise chronic decline – in 1872. After the Ottoman collapse during World War I, Qatar once again came under British suzerainty. The British recognised the Al-Thanis as rulers, providing military protection in exchange for control of Qatar’s external affairs under treaties signed in 1916 and 1934. British troops were moved out of the Gulf in 1968 as part of the ‘East of Suez’ withdrawals. Plans to enhance Qatar’s security through federations with Bahrain and the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates) failed and in 1971 Qatar assumed full independence under the rule of Sheikh Ahmad.

51. The History Guy: New And Recent Conflicts Of The World q Congo Second Congolese War (This IS a regional war)—(1998Present) The Yemeni government alleges that saudi arabia coaxed the rebels into violence. http://www.historyguy.com/new_and_recent_conflicts.html

New and Recent Conflicts of the World Home Military History Historical Personalitie What's New ... Site Map The world is a violent place, and for various political, economic, religious and other reasons, wars and conflicts often erupt. The purpose of this web page is to chronicle these conflicts and attempt to explain why they occur and what may result from them. This page contains four current sections and one section not yet completed. The current sections are: Recently concluded or suspended wars and conflicts Major Acts of Terrorism More detail to be added as time allows Alphabetical listing. q Afghan War q Al-Aqsa Intifada (Israeli-Palestinian Conflict) (high-risk to become a regional war) q Algerian Civil War q Basque Separatist Conflict q Burma (Myanmar) Civil War Military operations near border areas have brought both rebels and the Burmese government into occasional conflict with neighboring Thailand. q Burundi Civil War The rebels use neighboring Congo as a base to launch attacks, thereby giving the Burundi government reason to involve itself in the Second Congolese War q Colombian Civil War The United States is providing military and logistical support to the government.

52. Middle East Times - REGIONAL regional Roundups. News in brief from around the region. in the history ofsaudi arabia. Following are the key dates in the history of saudi arabia. http://metimes.com/region/index.php

53. CENTER FOR CIVILIZATIONAL AND REGIONAL STUDIES Since 1997 President of the Center for regional and Civilization Studies The First saudi State in arabia // Arab Countries history and Economics. http://civreg.ru/english/personal/vasiliev.html

MAIN ABOUT PEOPLE RESEARCH ... RUSSIAN MAIN / PEOPLE CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY News Researches People ... Tanzanian Expedition 2003 PEOPLE Alexei Vassiliev born 1939 Office: 30/1 Spiridonovka Street, Moscow, 103001, Russia Phone: (095) 290-63-85 Fax: (095) 202-07-86 E-mail: dir@inafr.ru Current positions Since May 1992 Director of the Institute of African and Arab Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Since 1992 Member of the Council for Foreign Relations, Foreign Ministry of Russia Since 1997 President of the Center for Regional and Civilization Studies Since 1998 Editor-in-Chief of "Asia and Africa Today" monthly Professional experience 1994 Participant of Russian Prime-minister Chernomyrdin's delegation to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman. 1983-1992 Deputy Director and Professor at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences 1990-1991 Adviser to the Committee for Foreign Relations of USSR Supreme Soviet (parliament) 1989 Middle East expert in President Gorbachev's team for the Malta Summit with President Bush in December 1989 1990-1998 Guest lecturer, universities in USA, Great Britain, France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait

54. Elsevier.com - Sedimentary Basins And Petroleum Geology Of The geological history of the Middle East and the regional hydrocarbon potentialon a country The early paleozoic of northern saudi arabia and Jordan. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/product/cws_home/600888

Home Site map Regional Sites Advanced Product Search ... Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East Book information Product description Audience Author information and services Ordering information Bibliographic and ordering information Conditions of sale Book related information Submit your book proposal Other books in same subject area About Elsevier Select your view SEDIMENTARY BASINS AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE EAST http://books.elsevier.com/elsevier/?isbn=0444824650 By A.S. Alsharhan , Faculty of Science, UAE University, PO Box 17551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates A.E.M. Nairn , Earth Science and Resources Institute, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA Description The wealth of petroleum has made the Middle East one of the most actively explored regions of the world. The volume of geological, geophysical and geochemical data collected by the petroleum industry in recent decades is enormous. The Middle East may be a unique region in the world where the volume of subsurface data and information exceeds that based on surface outcrop. This book reviews the tectonic and geological history of the Middle East and the regional hydrocarbon potential on a country by country basis in the context of current ideas developed through seismic and sequence stratigraphy and incorporating the ideas of global sea level change.

55. History Of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia In 1932, these regions were unified as the Kingdom of saudi arabia. Categoriessaudi arabia ArabIsraeli conflict history of the Middle East http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saudi_Arabia

History of Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. People of various cultures have lived in the peninsula over a span of more than 5,000 years. The Dilmun culture, along the Gulf coast, was contemporaneous with the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians , and most of the empires of the ancient world traded with the states of the peninsula. Except for a few major cities and oases , the harsh climate historically prevented much settlement of the Arabian Peninsula Muhammad 's final revelation of Islam in the AD , and the subsequent religious importance of the Arabian cities of Makkah and Medina (two of the most holiest places in Islam]], have given the rulers of this territory significant influence beyond the peninsula. Contents Modern history The Sauds Boundaries Politics ... edit Modern history edit The Sauds The Saudi state began in central Arabia in . A local ruler, Muhammad bin Saud , joined forces with an Islamic reformer, Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab , to create a new political entity. Over the next 150 years, the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt, the Ottoman Empire , and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula. The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King

56. Saudi Arabia, Iran Back Regional Summit On Iraq Crisis CNN http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/01/19/regional.summit.reut/index.html

57. CNN.com - Syria, Saudi Arabia Discuss Regional Peace - September 21, 2000 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/09/21/syria.saudi.reut/index.html

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58. Saudi Arabia (from Arabia, History Of) --  Encyclopædia Britannica saudi arabia (from arabia, history of) Ibn Sa ayn; umacr;d s zealousWahh amacr;b imacr; followers, arriving in the more cosmopolitan atmosphere of Hejaz http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-46005

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Expand all Collapse all Introduction Pre-Islamic Arabia, to the 7th Century Prehistory and archaeology Sabaean and Minaean Kingdoms Sabaeans Minaeans Other pre-Islamic Yemeni kingdoms Qatabanians Hadramites Himyarites The Tubba' kings ... Quraysh Arabia since the 7th century Arabian and Islamic expansion The life of Muhammad The rise of Islam Struggle for leadership The Umayyad and 'Abbasid periods Regional centres Yemen The Qarmatians Oman ... Wahhabi-sharifian dispute Saudi Arabia Yemen Postwar Arabia, to 1962 Arabia since 1962 The Iran-Iraq War ... Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%!

59. History Of Saudi Arabia: Information From Answers.com Mentioned In. history of saudi arabia is mentioned in the following topics It uses material from the Wikipedia article history of saudi arabia . http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-saudi-arabia

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping History of Saudi Arabia Wikipedia History of Saudi Arabia History of Saudi Arabia Except for a few major cities and oases, the harsh climate historically prevented much settlement of the Arabian Peninsula. People of various cultures have lived in the peninsula over a span of more than 5,000 years. The Dilmun culture, along the Gulf coast, was contemporaneous with the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians , and most of the empires of the ancient world traded with the states of the peninsula. Muhammad 's founding of Islam in the of the current era, and the subsequent religious importance of the Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina , have given the rulers of this territory significant influence beyond the peninsula. The Saudi state began in central Arabia in 1744. A local ruler, Muhammad bin Saud , joined forces with an Islamic reformer, Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab , to create a new political entity. Over the next 150 years, the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt, the Ottoman Empire , and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula. The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King

60. History Of Saudi Arabia Provides a history of saudi arabia from ancient times to the present. role inregional politics and international economic and financial matters. http://www.historyofnations.net/asia/saudiarabia.html

History of Saudi Arabia Site Links Home Search this Site History Posters Africa ... Privacy Policy Except for a few major cities and oases, the harsh climate historically prevented much settlement of the Arabian Peninsula. People of various cultures have lived in the peninsula over a span of more than 5,000 years. The Dilmun culture, along the Gulf coast, was contemporaneous with the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians, and most of the empires of the ancient world traded with the states of the peninsula. The Saudi state began in central Arabia in about 1750. A local ruler, Muhammad bin Saud, joined forces with an Islamic reformer, Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab, to create a new political entity. Over the next 150 years, the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula. The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (known internationally as Ibn Saud). In 1902, Abdul Aziz recaptured Riyadh, the Al-Saud dynasty's ancestral capital, from the rival Al-Rashid family. Continuing his conquests, Abdul Aziz subdued Al-Hasa, the rest of Nejd, and the Hijaz between 1913 and 1926. In 1932, these regions were unified as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Boundaries with Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait were established by a series of treaties negotiated in the 1920s, with two "neutral zones"one with Iraq and the other with Kuwaitcreated. The Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone was administratively partitioned in 1971, with each state continuing to share the petroleum resources of the former zone equally. Tentative agreement on the partition of the Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone was reached in 1981, and partition was finalized by 1983. The country's southern boundary with Yemen was partially defined by the 1934 Treaty of Taif, which ended a brief border war between the two states. A June 2000 treaty further delineated portions of the boundary with Yemen. The location and status of Saudi Arabia's boundary with the United Arab Emirates is not final; a defacto boundary reflects a 1974 agreement. The border between Saudi Arabia and Qatar was resolved in March 2001. The border with Oman also is not demarcated.

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