Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.
Al-Mansouria Foundation (http://www.almansouria.org/)
Al-Mansouria is an important cultural foundation in Saudi Arabia with the first of its kind modern art collection. Its website exhibits paintings by Saudi men and women artists.
Alnokhba (http://www.alnokhba.com/cgi-alnokhba/home-index.cgi)
A small portal that focuses on various aspects of life in the city of Jiddah.
Awal.Net (http://www.awalnet.net.sa/arabic/files/default.asp)
An Arabic language portal that covers a number of aspects of Saudi life.
Darat Safeya Binzagr ( http://www.daratsb.com/main_e1.htm)
Safeya Binzagr is an artist and teacher that has produced several works in oil and watercolor. (Arabic and English)
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Epigraphy Collections (http://www.mnh.si.edu/epigraphy/)
This site provides photographic examples of ancient inscriptions that are part of the epigraphy collections at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, prepared in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution.
Geocities (http://geocities.yahoo.com/home/)
A mega site that contains information on the history, geography, topography, and major tourist sites of all major cities in the world. Includes maps. Search by country and city.
Harvard Middle East Center (http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/)
Major Middle East portal site. Search by country.
Hewar Art Gallery ( http://www.hewarartgallery.com/)
“The aim of the gallery is to organize exhibitions for contemporary arts for artists from all over the world especially those whose paintings and sculptures are influenced by the heritage, culture and environment of the Arab world, and those artists who moved from their original country to study abroad and how their arts reflect their experience.”
King Faisal Foundation (http://www.kff.com/english/homepage/Index.html)
A cultural and research foundation that includes four libraries, a manuscript preservation laboratory, a school and a center for Islamic studies.
Khaleeji Dance ( http://www.atlantabellydance.com/Overview/Saudi.html)
Introduction to Saudi Style Belly Dance.
List of Poets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arabic_language_poets)
Compilation of Arabic Language Poets includes Aub’Afak, Abu Tammam, Akhtal, Ar-Rabī' bin Abī 'l-Huqayq, 'Alqama al-Fahl, and Asmā bint Marwān who were all from what is now considered Saudia Arabia
Live
TV-Saudi Arabia (http://www.lyngsat.com/nettv/Saudi-Arabia.html?PHPSESSID=f3adcd73641b248f40e8d9af7dbe2ae1)
Major site that provides live TV programs produced in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
Middle East News - Saudi Arabia (http://www.middleeastnews.com/SaudiArabia.html)
This is a Middle East News and World Report portal for Saudi Arabia, and lists a significant number of important websites in various fields.
Mohammed Abdo ( http://gulf.salmiya.net/songs/abdo/)
http://gulf.salmiya.net/songs/abdo/
Open Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.
Saudi Embassy Site (http://www.saudiembassy.net/)
The site contains a comprehensive profile of Saudi culture, society, history, politics, geography and natural resources. Includes embassy information and publications.
Saudi Network (http://www.the-saudi.net/)
A small Saudi portal on economic, political, historical aspects of Saudi society.
Saudi Online (http://www.saudia-online.com/)
An important portal site on social, economic and political aspects of Saudi society.
Saudi Yellow Pages (http://www.saudianyellowpages.com/)
This is the site of the business directory of Saudi Arabia where you can find names, addresses, telephone numbers, faxes and some emails for practically any public or private institution, company or organization.
UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
The University of California Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian studies.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
University of Texas Middle East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cmes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
Zaki Ghawass ( http://www.zakiphoto.com/)
The website of Zaki Ghawass features photos of people at work, landscapes, and architecture (Arabic)
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