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Yamama English
Yamama may refer to the following places: *Al-Yamama, a historical region in present-day central Saudi Arabia *Al Yamamah University Al Yamamah University (YU) (Arabic: جامعة اليمامة) is a university based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education. It was founded by Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Khudair from Al-Khudair Family, who in 195 ..., a university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * Al Yamamah (magazine), an Arabic weekly published in Saudi Arabia * Al-Yamamah arms deal, a series of arms deals between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom * Yamama, Morocco, a neighborhood in the city of Marrakesh {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Yamama
Al-Yamama ( ar, اليَمامَة, al-Yamāma) is a historical region in the southeastern Najd in modern-day Saudi Arabia, or sometimes more specifically, the now-extinct ancient village of Jaww al-Yamamah, near al-Kharj, after which the rest of the region was named. Only a handful of centralized states ever arose in the Yamama, but it figured prominently in early Islamic history, becoming a central theater in the Ridda wars immediately following Muhammad's death. Despite being incorporated into the Najd region, the term 'al-Yamama' remains in use as a traditional and historical term to reference or emphasize the region's ancient past. The current headquarters of the Saudi government in Riyadh, for example, is known as the Palace of Yamamah. Etymology The 13th-century geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi mentions a number of etymologies for ''al-Yamama'', including the root word ''hamam'' (Arabic for 'domesticated pigeon) but the historian G. Rex Smith considers them unlikely. Instead, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Yamamah University
Al Yamamah University (YU) (Arabic: جامعة اليمامة) is a university based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education. It was founded by Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Khudair from Al-Khudair Family, who in 1957 established Al-Tarbiyah Al-Namouthajiyah Schools (Arabic: مدارس التربية النموذجية), the first private schools in Riyadh. The university comprises the Colleges of Business Administration and Computing and Information Systems as well as the Deanship of Continuing Education and Community Service, and admits male and female students. It maintains a number of collaborative relationships with other academic institutions for the purpose of designing its curricula, enriching its programs, and providing its students and faculty members with opportunities for exchanging information and experience. Students at the university are eligible for financial support from the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Yamamah (magazine)
''Al Yamamah'' (Arabic: ''The Dove'') is a weekly Arabic magazine published in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As of 2012 the editor-in-chief of the magazine was Abdullah Al Jahlan. ''Al Yamamah'' gives the readers information about the Arab nation's issues and contemporary concerns. History and profile ''Al Yamamah'' is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia which was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh Hamad Al Jassir in Riyadh in 1952. It was launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages. In the mid-1950s Abdul Rahman Al Shamrani, a former military officer in the National Guard, anonymously published articles which criticized the Saudi royals due to corruption. In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine on a weekly basis. It is, along with ''Sayidaty'' and ''The Majalla'', a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia. The company is also publisher of a newspaper, ''Al Riyadh''. Abdullah Al Jahlan served as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Yamamah Arms Deal
Al Yamamah ( ar, اليمامة, translation=The Dove) is the name of a series of record arms sales by the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, paid for by the delivery of up to of crude oil per day to the British government. The prime contractor has been BAE Systems and its predecessor British Aerospace. The first sales occurred in September 1985 and the most recent contract for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters was signed in August 2006. Mike Turner, then CEO of BAE Systems, said in August 2005 that BAE and its predecessor had earned £43 billion in twenty years from the contracts and that it could earn £40 billion more. It is Britain's largest ever export agreement, and employs at least 5,000 people in Saudi Arabia. In 2010, BAE Systems pleaded guilty to a United States court, to charges of false accounting and making misleading statements in connection with the sales. An investigation by the British Serious Fraud Office into the deal was discontinued after politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
