King Saud alongside His Father – The Founding of the Kingdom
A Working Paper Presented at the Centennial Conference Title: The Role Played by King Saud alongside His Father in the Founding of the Kingdom Author: HRH Princess Fahda bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Introduction Some time ago, I contemplated preparing a historical study on the life of King Saud...
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Abdullah Al‑Omrani, a researcher in Saudi history, describes to Sabq—with photographs—the journey of pilgrims arriving by sea more than half a century ago, after disembarking at the Port of Jeddah, as a continuation of what he presented yesterday. That journey took place on a day like this (26–11), but in...
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“The Arabian Peninsula Is My Homeland… and My Country Extends from Hadramawt to Baghdad” In the early years of the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the founding monarch, King Abdulaziz Al Saud—may God rest his soul—surrounded himself with a distinguished group of intellectuals, strivers, and specialists from across...
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The Buraimi Oasis is a region where the borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia meet those of the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraimi was among the regions that declared allegiance to the First Saudi State during the...
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The article highlights the life and legacy of Abdullah Omar BalKhair, one of the pioneering figures in the early Saudi state and the first person to lead what later became the Ministry of Information. His journey into public service began unexpectedly when, as a student at Al‑Falah School in Mecca...
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Al-Khafji – Its borders were delineated by King Abdulaziz and the British High Commissioner The city of Khafji lies at the northernmost tip of the Eastern Province, near the border with the sister State of Kuwait. It is located 278 km from Dammam and covers an area exceeding twenty‑five square...
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At the outset of this presentation, I pray to Almighty God to preserve His blessings upon us, protect them from disappearance, bestow His grace upon us, guide us to what He loves and is pleased with, and rectify our affairs and the affairs of our youth and daughters. Indeed, He...
Read moreHow Yamashita Tarō Discovered One of the Richest Oil Regions
How the Japanese Entrepreneur Yamashita Tarō Discovered One of the Richest Oil Regions in the World in Saudi Arabia In 1957, Saudi Arabia granted a private Japanese company, the Japanese Petroleum Trading Company, a concession to explore for oil in the Kingdom—specifically in the Offshore Neutral Zone shared with Kuwait....
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