A planned meeting between Morocco’s King Mohammad VI and U.S. President Barack Obama on the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death evokes Kennedy’s historical ties with the North African kingdom and with the Arab world as whole. The visit – which is the first meeting between the two leaders...
Read moreRAID QUSTI, ARAB NEWS RIYADH, 28 November 2006 — Twenty-six researchers and academics gave presentations yesterday about the life and legacy of King Saud, Saudi Arabia’s second monarch. The symposium, inaugurated by Riyadh Governor Prince Salman on Sunday, is the first in a series of scientific seminars organized by the...
Read moreThe ascetic elder Muhammad bin Saeed, a student of Saad bin Atiq and head of one of King Saud’s bureaus, said: ‘King Saud had a deep love for scholars, and his speech was the speech of the people of knowledge.’
Read moreBy: Habib Jamati If you wish to express an opinion about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, or pass judgment on it from any angle or perspective, your opinion will not be sound, nor your judgment fair, unless you cast your mind back more than a quarter of a century and...
Read moreFahd bin Abdulaziz Al‑Taliq, may God have mercy on him, said: ‘I have never seen in my life a man like King Saud, may God have mercy on him, in terms of piety and wisdom. I had the honor of meeting him in Tayma, in Makkah, and in Riyadh. He...
Read moreBy virtue of my work as Director General in the Office of the President of the Board of Grievances—and since the Board has, for several years, occupied the palace of His Majesty King Saud, known by his name in the Al‑Hamra district of Al‑Murabba‘—hundreds of visitors come to the Board...
Read moreThe King of the Arabs By: Mustafa Muhammad Al‑Sabahi This king has become, in our age, a symbol of absolute justice—human justice derived from the Law of God, which takes “a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a woman for a woman,”...
Read more“Brief but Meaningful” By: Ahmad Al‑Sawy Muhammad A letter from Makkah Al‑Mukarramah, sent by Dr. Muhammad Dawud Al‑Tanir, which we are pleased to record: A blessed greeting from the purest of lands, carrying with it prayers for success, health, and happiness… From the sacred land, the pen writes to ease...
Read more“The Land of Faith and Worldly Life” By: Ihsan Abdel Quddous I met His Majesty in the Throne Hall of Al‑Murabba‘ Palace in Riyadh—a palace built by King Abdulaziz and named Al‑Murabba‘ because of its square shape, with a fortress-like tower at each corner reminiscent of medieval strongholds. Every palace...
Read more“We Are in Greater Need of Spending Our Wealth on Reforming Our Country” — King Saud “…It has also come to our attention that many of those whom God has blessed with abundant provision and a life of comfort frequently travel abroad, spending vast sums of money in ways that...
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