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Saudi Arabia
SAUDI | National e-Government Portal
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Sharia ( Arabic : شريعة šarīʿah , IPA: [ʃaˈriːʕa] , " legislation "; sp. shariah , sharīʿah ; [ 1 ] also Islamic law , قانون إسلامي qānūn ʾIslāmī ) is the moral code and religious law of Islam . Sharia deals with many topics addressed by secular law, including crime , politics and economics , as well as personal matters such as sexual intercourse , hygiene , diet , prayer , and fasting . Though interpretations of sharia vary between cultures, in its strictest definition it is considered the infallible law of God —as opposed to the human interpretation of the law ( fiqh ).
Sharia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC News - Saudi Arabia country profile
One of the most devout and insular countries in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has emerged from being an underdeveloped desert kingdom to become one of the wealthiest nations in the region thanks to vast oil resources. But its rulers face the delicate task of responding to pressure for reform while combating a growing problem of extremist violence. Named after the ruling Al Saud family, which came to power in the 18th century, the country includes the Hijaz region - the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the cradle of Islam. This fact, combined with the Al Sauds' espousal of a strict interpretation of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism, has led it to develop a strongly religious self-identity. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi mosque in Medina: Resting place of the Prophet Muhammad
OPEC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
/ ˈ oʊ p ɛ k / OH -pek ; ( Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ) is an intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-producing countries made up of Algeria , Angola , Ecuador , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Nigeria , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , and Venezuela .
JEDDAH: Albilad Bank announced on Monday that it would distribute two months' salary in bonus among its workers in line with the royal decrees issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordering payment of bonus to government employees.
More companies announce bonuses to employees - Arab News
JEDDAH: A majority of Saudis who work in the Kingdom’s private sector have expressed deep disappointment, as their salaries have not increased the way public sector workers’ salaries have following Friday’s royal decree.
Exclusion from pay rise move irks Saudis in private sector - Arab News
Yes, It Could Happen Here - by Madawi Al-Rasheed | Foreign Policy
In the age of Arab revolutions, will Saudis dare to honor Facebook calls for anti-government demonstrations on March 11? Will they protest at one of Jeddah's main roundabouts?
king abdullah | The Oil and the Glory
Trouble has been going on in the Middle East for weeks, so why have oil prices suddenly gone up precipitously today? Mainly because two major presumptions underlying our understanding of the world changed in the last 24 or so hours and in doing so shook up the global economic calculus (for the audio-inclined I discuss this on NPR's Diane Rehm Show today).
Saudi Arabia's Musk Revolution - By Simon Henderson | Foreign Policy
"The king is dead, long live the king," is a call which, in its Arabic form, is sure to be heard before too long in Saudi Arabia. In the latest chapter of the saga of the House of Saud, the ailing and aged King Abdullah returned to the kingdom on Feb. 23 after a three-month absence, which included two back operations in New York City and a month's recuperation at his palace in Morocco. It wasn't quite a triumphant return.The Saudi King's speech had 21 royal orders but very little to comfort reformists.
The Saudi King's Speech - Zawya
- Payment of SR2000 per month for job-seekers at the public and private sectors.
Saudi Arabia's 21 Royal Orders - Zawya
RIYADH—Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah ordered Sunday permanent state jobs for Saudis on temporary labor contracts amid regional uprisings that have toppled regimes in Tunisia and Egypt and infected neighboring Bahrain. The permanent contracts will be given to temporary employees proven to be needed by the state, according to a royal decree carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, or SPA. It didn't say how many employees will benefit from the king's order.
Saudi King Orders Permanent State Jobs for Citizens - WSJ.com
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia’s opposition bloggers and Facebook users called for a “day of rage” to be held on Friday, March 11, modeled after those in neighboring Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen.