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Al Majma'ah
Al Majma'ah () is a city and a governorate in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located at around , and it is the capital of the Sudair region. The city has an area of 30,000 square kilometres. The population of the town is around 70,000, while the population of the governorate as a whole is 151,877 (2022). Al-Majma'ah Governorate borders the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province and Al-Qassim Province to the north, Thadig and Shaqra to the south, Rumah Governorate, Rumah to the east, and Al-Ghat and Al Zulfi, Al-Zulfi to the west. Founded in 1417 Common Era, CE by an immigrant from the Al-shammari tribe, Al-Majma'ah was historically considered the capital of the region of Sudair. It was an attractive place for many tribes such as Anazah and Shammar compared to Southern Sudair cities that had tribes such as Banu Tamim. The city today contains a museum as well as an impressive mud-brick fort that dates to the 18th century. The city is covered in green during spring, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Saudi Arabia
The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia. List of Metro Cities There are 5 large cities or metropolitan area, metro cities in Saudi Arabia with the population over a million or more. Alphabetical list of cities and towns See also * Provinces of Saudi Arabia * List of governorates of Saudi Arabia References Central Department of Statistics and Information {{Portal, Saudi Arabia Lists of cities by country, Saudi Arabia, List of cities and towns in Populated places in Saudi Arabia, * Saudi Arabia geography-related lists, Cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ḥaʼil
Ḥaʼil ( ') is a city in north-western Saudi Arabia, (north of Najd), Between the Shammar Mountains () Aja and Salma, known to be home to the tribe of Shammar. It is the capital and largest city of Ḥa'il Province, with a population of about 498,575 (2022). Ḥaʼil is largely agricultural, with significant Cereal, grain, date palm, date, and fruit production. A large percentage of the kingdom's wheat production comes from Hail Province, where the area to the northeast, away, consists of Irrigation, irrigated gardens. Historically, Hail derived its wealth from being on the camel train, camel caravan route of the Hajj. Hail is well known for the generosity of its people throughout Saudi Arabia and the Arab world as it is the place where Hatim al-Tai lived. It is also the homeland of the Rashidi dynasty, Rashid royal family, historical rivals to House of Saud, Saudi royal family. History The construction of the Hejaz railway between Damascus and Medina, together with new ine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri
Abdulaziz bin Abd al-Muhsin al-Tuwaijri (1912–2007), was a Saudi soldier and politician. He was deputy head of the National Guard under his friend and mentor Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and was later chief of the Crown Prince's Court when the Prince was Heir Apparent and later Regent. He was succeeded by his son Khaled, who himself became ''de facto'' prime minister of Saudi Arabia. Career Abdulaziz al-Tuwaijri was one of the editors of '' Al Qassim'', a weekly nationalist paper, which had been launched by Abdullah Al Ali Al Sani in December 1959. Al-Tuwaijri first met Prince Abdullah in the 1960s, when the latter was made head of the National Guard. At the time, the Guard was an extremely small and disorganized force and the position was meant as a sop while King Saud and Crown Prince Feisal were locked in a deadly power struggle. Al-Tuwaijri advised the Prince to turn what might be a dead-end nominal position into a real opportunity to get real power. Intrigued, Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA; ''Wizārat al-Khārijīyah'') is the ministry responsible for handling the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's external relations. The ministry oversees "political, cultural and financial international relations" and monitors the Kingdom's diplomatic relations. It was created in 1930 by a royal decree issued by King Abdulaziz Al Saud, being the first ministerial body created by the King. History While consolidating the newly formed Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz, King Abdulaziz, established foreign diplomatic relations by sending representatives and receiving delegations from various states. In 1926, he established the directorate general for foreign affairs in Mecca. A branch of the directorate was also opened in Jeddah. The first director general of foreign affairs was Abdullah Beg Al Damluji, who was also ruler of Hejaz at that time. In 1930, a royal decree was issued to elevate the directorate general to the ministry of foreign affairs. King Abd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adel Al-Jubeir
Adel al-Jubeir (; born 1 February 1962) is a Saudi diplomat serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2018. He also serves as a Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia and has been the Climate Affairs Envoy since 2022. Notably, he is the second non-royal to hold the office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, succeeding Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel. Previously, al-Jubeir was the Saudi Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2015 and a foreign policy advisor to King Abdullah. Early life Al-Jubeir was born in Al Majma'ah, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. He attended schools in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Yemen, Lebanon and the U.S. He obtained a B.A. summa cum laude in political science and economics from the University of North Texas in 1982, and an M.A. in international relations from Georgetown University in 1984. In 2006, he received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University of North Texas. Political career In 1987, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ministry Of Justice (Saudi Arabia)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ; ) is a government agency in Saudi Arabia that was established in 1970 by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The ministry oversees the court system of the Saudi Arabia and any associated prosecutorial services, and fulfill their financial and administrative requirements. Other responsibilities include appointing judges and providing licenses to attorneys, translators, and legal experts. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2019, the Kingdom ranked 16th globally, 8 places higher than the previous year in the judicial independence index, and in terms of the efficiency of the legal framework for dispute resolution, the Kingdom jumped 4 places to rank 17th globally, while it remained in 11th place in the index of "harmonization of the legal framework for digital business", and in the efficiency of the legal framework for challenging regulations, it advanced 11 places to rank 18th globally. By 2020 and in line with the Saudi Transformation Program, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohammed Bin Jubair
Mohammed bin Ibrahim bin Jubair (1929-2002) was a Saudi judge and government minister. He was the chairman of the Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) of Saudi Arabia from 1992 to 2002. He was born in 1929 in Al-Mujamma. In 1953, he got a degree on Islamic law from Umm al-Qura University in Makkah. He served as a judge in Makkah and Riyadh. In 1989, he was appointed Minister of Justice in 1989. In 1992, he was appointed as the chairman of the newly re-constituted Majlis ash-Shura In Arab culture, a Majlis-ash-Shura (; Shura Council in English) is an advisory council or consultative council. In Islamic context, the Majlis-ash-Shura is one of two ways that a khalifa (Islamic leader) may be selected, the other way being by no ..., and he held that position until his death in early 2002. He died on 24 January 2002 in Riyadh. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jubair, Mohammed bin Ibrahim bin Saudi Arabian politicians 1929 births 2002 deaths Justice ministers of Saudi Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)
The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup) (), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (), is the Football in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Association football, football Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition. The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian football, following the Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Crown Prince's Cup. History The cup was originally created in 1957 as the His Majesty's Cup (or King's Cup) and was played annually until 1990 King Cup, 1990. It was re-launched in 2008 King Cup of Champions, 2008 under the name 'King Cup of Champions,' featuring only the top six finishers of the Saudi Pro League, Saudi Preimer/Pro League, as well as the winners of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Crown Prince's Cup and the Saudi Federation Cup, Federation Cup. In 2014 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia), 2014 the competition was officially renamed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup, and it returned to its original format. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Saudi Pro League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as the premier football league in Asia, having the highest ranking among AFC club competitions. The origins of the Saudi top division league trace back to the establishment of the His Majesty's League in 1956, which lasted until 1974. It was succeeded by a single transitional season known as the 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League. Following that, the first official season of the Saudi Premier League the 1976–77 season. The league operated as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season. After that, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to merge the football league with the King's Cup into one tournament, adding the Golden Box. The Golden Box was an end-of-season knockout competition played betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Al-Mujazzal Club
Al-Mujazzal Club () is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Al Majma'ah that is currently playing in the Saudi Third Division. Their home stadium is Al Majma'ah Sports City. On 23 April 2016, Al-Mujazzal won its first league title winning the 2015–16 Saudi First Division and achieved their first promotion to the top flight league. However, on 21 July 2016, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to strip them off their title and promotion due to a match fixing In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, rigging, hippodroming, or more generally sports fixing) is the act of playing or officiating a contest with the intention of achieving a predetermined result, v ... scandal and demoted them to last place in the 2015–16 Saudi First Division thus getting relegated to the Second Division. See also * List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia References Football clubs in Saudi Arabia Football clubs in Al Majma'ah 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Al Faisaly FC
Al-Faisaly KSA FC () is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Harmah., the club currently competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.. History The club is named after King Faisal (r. 1964–75), who was crown prince at the time of the club's founding. Al Faisaly finished as the runner-up in the 2005–06 first division season, thus becoming the first club from the Sudair region to achieve promotion to the top flight but went straight back down after just one season. Al Faisaly achieved promotion for the second time to the top flight by winning the 2009–10 first division title, and have been competing in the Saudi Professional League until they were relegated in the 2021–22 season after twelve consecutive seasons in the top flight. During the 2017–18 season, Al Faisaly managed to reach the 2018 King Cup Finalfor the first time in their history, but fell short to Al Ittihad, losing 3–1 in extra time. Al Faisaly reached their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Al-Fayha FC
Al-Fayha Club () is a professional football club based in Al-Majma'ah, that plays in the Saudi Pro League, the first tier of Saudi football. Al-Fayha's colors are orange and blue, hence the nickname "Al-Burtuqali." Al-Fayha have won the Saudi Second Division once in the 2013–14 season and have finished runners-up once in the 2003–04. On 29 April 2017, Al-Fayha won their first promotion to the Pro League, winning their first First Division title on 5 May 2017. They won the King's Cup for the first time in 2022. The club plays their home games at Al-Majma'ah Sports City in Al-Majma'ah, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Faisaly and Al-Mujazzel. History Al Fayha () was founded in 1953 in Al Majma'ah and were officially registered on August 15, 1966. Al Fayha is one of the oldest clubs in the country and the oldest club in Al Majma'ah. Al Fayha is a merging of two different clubs, Minikh and Al-Fayha, who joined to become the only representative of Al Majma'ah. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
