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Recreation and Travel : Saudi Arabia

Includes tourism, sports, food and drink, links to embassies, U.S. State Department advisories

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AME Info  (http://www.ameinfo.com)
Covers current business news in a number of fields including energy, oil and gas, Arab financial markets, construction, and technology. Includes in-depth business reports from different countries in the region, and links to other relevant websites (English, Arabic).

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.

Arab Net  (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Awal.Net  (http://www.awalnet.net.sa/arabic/files/default.asp)
An Arabic language portal that covers a number of aspects of Saudi life.

Cities ( http://www.the-saudi.net/saudi-arabia/abha/index.htm)
Links to a number of Saudi Arabian cities, includes pictures, must see destinations, and information about lodging

Confluence Project  (http://www.confluence.org/country.php)
Mega site that includes click-on maps with geographic, topographic, and meteorological information about every part of a country, recounted in a travelog fashion.

Fares.net  (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

Harvard Middle East Center  (http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/)
Major Middle East portal site. Search by country.

King Fahd International Airport (http://the-saudi.net/kfia/)
Airline links, travel tips, departure times and locations, and weather information

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.

Lonely Planet - Destinations  (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/middle-east/saudi-arabia)
Information on travel, attractions, history, culture, and environment. of that location.

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.

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.

United States. Department of State  (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

World Health Organization  (http://www.who.int/en/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

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