Salahi may refer to Adil Salahi, ArabNews Editor Adil Salahi editor of Arab News , a Saudi newspaper Dirgham Salahi 1929 2010 winery owner, father of Tareq Salahi Michaele and Tareq Salahi the Salahis , known for 2009 U.S. state dinner security breaches breaching security during a 2009 U.S. state dinner Michaele Salahi Tareq Salahi See also Mohamedou Ould Slahi , detainee at Guant namo Bay disambiguation ... more details
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Nawfal name Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid name Khuwaylid was one of the Non Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad s era Non Muslims who interacted with Muhammad . Biography He was nicknamed the lion of the Quraysh tribe Quraysh and at one time he bound Abu Bakr and Talha ibn Ubayd Allah with a rope. ref MSA West Compendium of Muslim Texts http www.msawest.com islam history biographies sahaabah bio.TALHAH IBN UBAYDULLAH.html ref Due to this, those two became known as the Al Qareenayn , the two tied together . ref name arabnews http www.arabnews.com ?page 5§ion 0&article 84035&d 28&m 6&y 2006 How Noble Men Were Persecuted Bot generated title ref He was well known for his physical strength and bravery ref name arabnews He was killed by Imam Ali Bin Ibi Taleb during the battle of Badr . ref http en.fgulen.com a.page books prophet.muhammad.as.commander a1034p3.html?PHPSESSID 5c107a6238cad8817ae5198599e5c064 ref Further reading Empty section date July 2010 See also portal islam Islam References Reflist sahaba Persondata name Khuwaylid, Nawfal Ibn alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death 624 place of death DEFAULTSORT Khuwaylid, Nawfal Ibn Category Non Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad s era Category 624 deaths Islam bio stub ... more details
BLP sources date August 2009 Infobox person name Faiza Saleh Ambah image caption birthname birth date Birth date and age YYYY MM DD birth place death date death place education occupation journalist alias title family spouse domestic partner children relatives ethnicity religion salary networth credits agent URL Faiza Saleh Ambah is a Saudi Arabia n journalist for The Washington Post and is noted as one of the first female Saudi journalists. ref name arabnews Abeer Mishkhas. http www.arabnews.com ?page 9§ion 0&article 62546&d 22&m 4&y 2005 The Quiet Revolution Women at Arab News . ArabNews Arab News . April 5, 2005. Accessed August 7, 2009. ref Career She was one of the first, if not the first, female Saudi journalists to become a working reporter for a Saudi news organization when she joined the Arab News in the late 1980s. ref name arabnews Since 2006, she has been a correspondent for The Washington Post s Foreign Service in Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, she worked there for The Christian Science Monitor . ref name WashPost Staff biography. http projects.washingtonpost.com staff articles faiza saleh ambah Faiza Ambah . The Washington Post . undated. Accessed August 7, 2009. ref Before The Christian Science Monitor , Faiza was a writer with The Associated Press , based in the United Arab Emirates . ref name WashPost She left her job as Gulf Correspondent for The Washington Post in 2009 to focus on filmmaking and recently completed a summer program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Faiza documented her experience at Sundance Institute s RAWI Screenwriters Lab in Jordan where she honed her storytelling skills under the guidance of Creative Advisors. She worked on a wonderful script A Reverence for Spiders and was selected to participate in a Sundance Institute program. Family Her father, Saleh Ambah, was the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals College of Petroleum and Mineral s Dean of Students before being imprisoned by order of Faisal of Saudi Arab ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Amir Jamal image caption Amir Jamal background solo singer origin Pakistan instrument Guitar genre Pop music Pop br Rock music Rock br Classical music Classical occupation Singer songwriter br Musician years active label Sadaf associated acts Official URL Fan Site Official Fan club current members past members Amir Jamal is a Pakistani musician. In October 2004, Jamal was given the Critics Award for Best Male Playback Singer at the Sangeet Awards, and has been recognized in the US by winning 2 Bollywood Awards, in consecutive years. His only album was Kaho Na Kaho . ref cite web url http archive.arabnews.com ?page 4§ion 0&article 65861&d 24&m 6&y 2005 title Jeddah s Amir Jamal Makes Waves in Bollywood last Ramkumar first K.S. date 24 June 2005 work ArabNews accessdate 5 April 2010 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jamal, Aamir ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 02 12 1995 PLACE OF BIRTH new delhi DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jamal, Aamir Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category Pakistani guitarists Guitarist stub ... more details
Infobox PBA player image image size name M.C. Caceres alias jersey 7 position Power forward basketball Power Forward team nationality Philippines birth date birth place Marikina , Philippines height ft 6 height in 5 weight lbs 205 high school college Philippine School of Business Administration draftyear 14th overall, draftrank 2006 PBA Draft 2006 motherteam Coca Cola Tigers career start 2006 former teams Coca Cola Tigers 2006 2009 awards M.C. Caceres is a Filipino people Filipino professional basketball player who played for the Coca Cola Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association . He was the fourteenth pick overall by the Coca Cola Tigers in the 2006 PBA Draft . ref cite news url http archive.arabnews.com ?page 8§ion 0&article 81119&d 21&m 8&y 2006 title Sta. Lucia Collars Top Pick Williams in PBA Draft date 21 August 2006 work ArabNews accessdate 2 November 2010 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Caceres, M.C. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Filipino basketball player DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Marikina , Philippines DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Caceres, M.C. Category Living people Category Filipino basketball players ... more details
Infobox settlement name Al Khalediya other name native name settlement type Neighborhood image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Saudi Arabia coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SA subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Saudi Arabia subdivision type1 Provinces of Saudi Arabia Province subdivision name1 Makkah Province subdivision type2 City subdivision name2 Mecca subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST East Africa Time EAT utc offset DST 3 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Al Khalediya is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province , in western Saudi Arabia . ref name AN cite web url http arabnews.com saudiarabia article184594.ece title Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time publisher ArabNews accessdate 4 March 2011 ref References Reflist Category Neighborhoods of Mecca SaudiArabia geo stub coord missing Saudi Arabia ... more details
Infobox settlement name Al Maabda other name native name settlement type Neighborhood image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Saudi Arabia coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SA subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Saudi Arabia subdivision type1 Provinces of Saudi Arabia Province subdivision name1 Makkah Province subdivision type2 City subdivision name2 Mecca subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST East Africa Time EAT utc offset DST 3 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Al Maabda is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province , in western Saudi Arabia . ref name AN cite web url http arabnews.com saudiarabia article184594.ece title Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time publisher ArabNews accessdate 4 March 2011 ref References Reflist Category Neighborhoods of Mecca SaudiArabia geo stub coord missing Saudi Arabia ... more details
Infobox settlement name Al Muaisem other name native name settlement type Neighborhood image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Saudi Arabia coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SA subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Saudi Arabia subdivision type1 Provinces of Saudi Arabia Province subdivision name1 Makkah Province subdivision type2 City subdivision name2 Mecca subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST East Africa Time EAT utc offset DST 3 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Al Muaisem is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province , in western Saudi Arabia . ref name AN cite web url http arabnews.com saudiarabia article184594.ece title Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time publisher ArabNews accessdate 4 March 2011 ref References Reflist Category Neighborhoods of Mecca SaudiArabia geo stub coord missing Saudi Arabia ... more details
Infobox settlement name Al Shoqiyah other name native name settlement type Neighborhood image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Saudi Arabia coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SA subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Saudi Arabia subdivision type1 Provinces of Saudi Arabia Province subdivision name1 Makkah Province subdivision type2 City subdivision name2 Mecca subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST East Africa Time EAT utc offset DST 3 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Al Shoqiyah is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province , in western Saudi Arabia . ref name AN cite web url http arabnews.com saudiarabia article184594.ece title Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time publisher ArabNews accessdate 4 March 2011 ref References Reflist Category Neighborhoods of Mecca SaudiArabia geo stub coord missing Saudi Arabia ... more details
Missing image removed Image AlFaisaliahGroup.jpg thumb right The AL FAISALIAH GROUP lang ar , is a Saudi based Conglomerate company conglomerate established in 1970. Its name is derived from the name of founder, Prince Abdullah al Faisal , eldest son of the late Faisal of Saudi Arabia King Faisal . The Al Faisaliah Group comprises 13 subsidiaries divided into several business units Food and beverage dairy products, soft drink , meat products and restaurants Consumer Electronics Medical, Measurement and Media Equipment, IT and Communications IT networking and consulting , Internet service provider and http www.fbtc.com.sa en solutions services integ sec.html FBTC Security Systems Entertainment and Multimedia Joint Ventures with companies such as SONY , SAP AG , Cisco Systems , Specialty Chemicals Represents the regional interests of Bausch and Lomb . In 2005, the company reported revenue of about 800 million and had over 5000 employees. FMS & Sulaiman Habib hospital announces the Establishment of the first specialized hospital for heart diseases in Riyadh Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group has announced the signing of an agreement in Dubai with Al Faisaliah Group Medical Systems Co. in the presence of Prince Mohamed bin Khalid Al Abdullah Al Faisal, president and CEO of Al Faisaliah Group, to equip the largest cardiac center in the Kingdom s private sector. ref name ArabNews Daily Newspaper Cite web url http arabnews.com economy corporatenews article19109.ece title ArabNews Daily Newspaper ref The group reported completing the initial phase of the 150 bed Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital building at a cost exceeding 150 million. The group chose Al Faisaliah Medical Systems Co. which is a subsidiary of Al Faisaliah Holding Group, in a bid to contribute to the implementation of the project through Cardio Space program, which aims to set plans for developing and enhancing cardiac centers in consistency and conformity with the scientific progress, to raise ... more details
Bilateral Austria Saudi Arabia Austria Saudi Arabia filetype svg Austria Saudi Arabia relations are foreign relations between Austria and Saudi Arabia . Both countries had diplomatic contact since July 7, 1880, with the opening of an Austrian consulate in Jeddah then under Ottoman Empire Ottoman occupation . Official and direct diplomatic relations were established on September 10, 1957. Today, Austria has an embassy in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Vienna . In October 2001, the President of Austria Thomas Klestil paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia. ref cite news title Verteidigungsminister Scheibner f r Kooperation bei der Terrorbek mpfung url http www.bmlv.gv.at cms artikel.php?ID 2052 accessdate 22 November 2008 publisher Military of Austria Austrian Armed Forces date 2001 10 16 language German ref ref cite news title Bartenstein begleitet Bundespr sidenten zu Staatsbesuch nach Saudi Arabien url http www.bmwa.gv.at BMWA Presse Archiv2001 F36ACD3A530AF84041256AFC003999D6.htm accessdate 22 November 2008 publisher Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour of the Republic of Austria date 2001 10 12 language German ref In April 2004, HRH Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia paid a state visit to Austria. ref cite news title Terrorists a Minority Abdullah publisher ArabNews url http www.arabnews.com ?page 4§ion 0&article 42401&d 2&m 4&y 2004 date 2004 04 02 accessdate 2008 11 19 ref In March 2006, the President of Austria Heinz Fischer paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia. ref cite web title Bundespr sident Heinz Fischer zu Staatsbesuch in Saudiarabien url http www.hofburg.at show content2.php?s2id 487 accessdate 19 November 2008 publisher Federal President of the Republic of Austria language German ref ref cite news title Abdullah, Fischer Discuss Mideast publisher ArabNews url http www.arabnews.com ?page 1§ion 0&article 79399&d 19&m 3&y 2006 date 2006 03 19 accessdate 2008 11 22 ref See also Foreign relations of Austria Foreign relations of Saudi Ar ... more details
Princess Haya bint Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud ca. 1929 &ndash November 2, 2009 was a Saudi Arabia Saudi princess and a member of the House of Saud . She was the half sister of the current ruler of Saudi Arabia , Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah . Princess Haya was a daughter of Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and his wife, Mudhi. She was the second oldest of Ibn Saud s and Mudhi s four children. She had three other direct brothers and sisters born to Ibn Saud and Mudhi an older sister, Sultana bint Abdulaziz Al Saud Sultana c. 1928 2008 , and two younger brothers, Majid October 9, 1938 April 12, 2003 and Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Sattam born January 21, 1941 . She became the patron of the Saudi Cricket Centre in 2001, which is the governing body of cricket in Saudi Arabia. She died of an illness at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , on November 2, 2009. ref name spa cite news first last title Princess Haya bint Abdulaziz dies url http www.spa.gov.sa English details.php?id 715354 work Saudi Press Agency publisher date 2009 11 03 accessdate 2009 11 29 ref She was 80 years old. Her funeral was held at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Masjid in Riyadh on November 3, 2009. ref name spa ref name arabnews cite news first last title King attends funeral prayers for Princess Haya url http www.arabnews.com ?page 1§ion 0&article 128075&d 4&m 11&y 2009&pix kingdom.jpg&category Kingdom work Arab News publisher date 2009 11 03 accessdate 2009 11 29 ref Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah attended her funeral prayers with other members of the Saudi royal family , officials and dignitaries. ref name arabnews References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Saud, Haya bint Abdulaziz Al ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2009 PLACE OF DEATH Category 1920s births Category 2009 deaths Category Saudi Arabian princesses Category Date of birth missing Category Place of birth missing Cat ... more details
Image Ben Yahia Powell.gif right 200px thumb Habib Ben Yahia meeting with Colin Powell , US Secretary of State Washington, DC, 2002 . Habib Ben Yahia born 1938 in metouia is a politician from Tunisia . From 1991 he served his first term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia until January 1997 when he became defense minister . He served in that position until he became foreign minister for the second time in November 1999. He remained foreign minister until November 2004, when he left the government following a cabinet reshuffle. ref cite web url http archive.arabnews.com ?page 4§ion 0&article 54329&d 11&m 11&y 2004&pix world.jpg&category World title Tunisia s Ben Ali Reshuffles Cabinet to Speed Up Reforms date 11 November 2004 work ArabNews publisher Reuters accessdate 5 April 2010 ref In January 2006 he was designated to be the secretary general of the Arab Maghreb Union . References Reflist Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Yahia, Habib Ben ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Tunisian politician DATE OF BIRTH 1938 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Yahia, Habib Ben Category 1938 births Category Living people Category Presidents of the United Nations Security Council Category Foreign Ministers of Tunisia Tunisia politician stub ar es Habib Ben Yahia fr Habib Ben Yahia ... more details
According to the US Religious Freedom Report of 2006 there are about 2000 North Africans currently living in Andorra out of 72,000 and they are the largest Muslim group in the country. ref http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2006 71365.htm Andorra, International Religious Freedom Report 2006 ref The Muslims are split between two groups, one more fundamentalist. Population Moroccans 515 Turks 112 Pakistanis 79 Citation needed date May 2007 Institutions The Muslim community has an Islamic Cultural Center which provides about 50 students with Arabic lessons. The government and the Muslim community have not yet agreed on a system which would enable the schools to give such lessons. There is no specifically built mosque in Andorra and the government refuses to allocate land for such a project, saying there are not enough low priced lands. In 2003 the local imam, Mohamed Raguig , turned Bishop Joan Mart Alanis asking for either land from the Church in order to build a mosque or for space inside a church to be used as a mosque. ref http www.arabicnews.com ansub Daily Day 030429 2003042930.html Muslims in Andorra ask for Bishop help to build mosque , ArabNews , April 29, 2003 ref History At around 700, the Muslims conquered the area from the Visigoths , through the Segre river Segre valley. The Muslims did not really stay in Andorra, rather using it as a shortcut to get to Toulouse , Narbonne , Carcassone and N mes . The Battle of Tours Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of Roncesvalles marked the end of those expeditions to the other part of the Pyrenees . According to Antoni Filter i Rossell in his history book the Manual Digest 1748 , in 788, 5000 Andorrans, led by Marc Almug ver came to Charlemagne s assistance in the Vall de Carol in fighting the Muslims. After the battle, Charlemagne gave his protection to Andorra and declared them as a sovereign people. ref http www.andorramania.com histoire gb.htm Geography and History of the Principality of Andorra ref References refe ... more details
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Nadhmi A. Al Nasr was the interim president of KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and Technology . ref cite web url http archive.arabnews.com ?page 1§ion 0&article 101585&d 23&m 9&y 2007&pix kingdom.jpg&category Kingdom title Winds of Change Blowing Across the Educational Front last Hasan first Javid date 23 September 2007 work ArabNews accessdate 13 March 2010 ref Education In 1978, he Obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from KFUPM in Dhahran , Saudi Arabia. Career He joined Saudi Aramco in 1978. In 1991, he managed the massive expansion program in the Ghawar oilfield , to fill the production gap caused by the loss of oil output from Iraq and Kuwait during the Gulf War . Late he held many Management positions. He spent the last 13 years of his career working with international engineering and consulting firms in the US, UK, Netherlands and Japan. 1 2 In March 2006, he was named vice president of Engineering Services at Saudi Aramco . He assumed his current position on April 2006. References Reflist External links http www.kaust.edu.sa about admin senior al nasr.html Bio at KAUST Site . http www.ieeegcc.org pages default.asp?page spprof 10 Speakers Profile IEEE GCC Conference Exhibition Towards . BLP sources date October 2007 Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata NAME Al Nasr, Nadhmi ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Nasr, Nadhmi Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category Saudi Aramco Category King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals alumni Category Saudi Arabian Shi a Muslims Category Bahrani people SaudiArabia bio stub ar ... more details
Infobox settlement name Al Adl other name native name settlement type Neighborhood image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map Saudi Arabia pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Saudi Arabia coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SA subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Saudi Arabia subdivision type1 Provinces of Saudi Arabia Province subdivision name1 Makkah Province subdivision type2 subdivision name2 subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST East Africa Time EAT utc offset DST 3 latd 21 latm 26 lats 37 latNS N longd 39 longm 51 longs 22 longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Al Adl or Al adl is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province , in western Saudi Arabia . ref http geographic.org geographic names Geographic Names , National Geospatial Intelligence Agency , accessed 3 March, 2011 ref ref name AN cite web url http arabnews.com saudiarabia article184594.ece title Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time publisher ArabNews accessdate 4 March 2011 ref References Reflist Category Neighborhoods of Mecca SaudiArabia geo stub ... more details
other Aziziye disambiguation Infobox settlement name Aziziyah other name Little Pakistan native name settlement type Neighborhood image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Saudi Arabia coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SA subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Saudi Arabia subdivision type1 Provinces of Saudi Arabia Province subdivision name1 Makkah Province subdivision type2 City subdivision name2 Mecca subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST East Africa Time EAT utc offset DST 3 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Aziziyah is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province , in western Saudi Arabia . ref name AN cite web url http arabnews.com saudiarabia article184594.ece title Makkah districts to have a bigger slice of the pie this time publisher ArabNews accessdate 4 March 2011 ref . There are also neighborhoods in the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh , Saudi Arabia by that name. Its nickname is Mini Pakistan as there are a lot of Pakistan living after migration from Pakistan in early 1980s. References Reflist coord missing Saudi Arabia Category Neighborhoods of Mecca SaudiArabia geo stub Now most important during haj days ... more details
Refimprove date February 2007 Saudi Aramco s Qatif Project is an oilfield development project in Al Qatif Qatif , Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Eastern Province , Saudi Arabia , operated by the country s national oil company Saudi Aramco . Qatif Producing Plants The Qatif Producing Plants are the largest crude increment built in recent times, and the world s largest crude production facility. The completion of the project added convert 650000 oilbbl d to the convert 150000 oilbbl d already produced from the Abu Safah field . ref name arabnews cite news publisher Arab News url http www.arabnews.com ?page 1§ion 0&article 56642&d 27&m 12&y 2004 title Abdullah Opens Landmark Qatif Project author Zeba Haider date 2004 12 27 accessdate 2008 07 13 ref Production The Qatif Producing Plants produce convert 800000 oilbbl d of crude oil , 500,000 coming from Qatif field, and 300,000 from Abu Safah offshore convert 370 Mcuft d of associated natural gas . convert 40000 oilbbl d of high value Natural gas condensate hydrocarbon condensate . 1,800 metric tons of sulfur per day. Technology The project which took three million man hours to design and 70 million man hours to construct, brought with it the latest technological advancements to increase operational efficiency as well as environmental safety, from an onshore smokeless Gas flare flare system to a new, 99 effective sulfur recovery system at Berri Gas Plant that uses technology to make it the cleanest operating plant of all Saudi Aramco facilities. The Berri gas plant was expanded by Technip . ref name rigzone2 cite news publisher Rigzone url http www.rigzone.com news article.asp?a id 2764 title Technip Wins Saudi Expansion Project date 2002 03 05 accessdate 2008 07 13 ref The gas and oil separation plant GOSP was constructed by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company . ref name bw cite news publisher Business Wire url http findarticles.com p articles mi m0EIN is 2002 March 6 ai 83512398 title CB&I Wins Award for Qatif Project in ... more details
Oppana lang ml is a popular form of social entertainment among the Mappila community of Kerala , south India , prevalent all over, especially in the northern district of Malapuram district Malappuram . ref name hindu nov08 cite news url http www.hindu.com fr 2008 11 14 stories 2008111450760300.htm title Reinventing tradition last P.K. first Ajith Kumar date 2008 11 14 publisher The Hindu accessdate 2009 08 15 ref . The Oppana Pattu might have come from Tamil culture. The Malayalam word Oppana Pattu is the derivation of Tamil word Oppanai Pattu . In Tmail Oppanai means make up. Oppana was originated on the occasion of make of muslim brides. Now Oppana has been extinct in Tamil Nadu. But in Kerala this art form has been revived with much popularity in performing stages of Youth Festivals of student community. File Oppana.jpg thumb right Oppana, a dance form among the Mappila community Oppana is generally presented by females, numbering about fifteen including musicians, on a wedding day. The bride dressed in all finery, covered with gold ornaments and her palms and feet adorned with an intricately woven pattern of mylanchi henna , sits amidst the circle of dancers. She is the chief spectator sitting on a peetam chair , around which the singing and dancing take place. While they sing, they clap their hands rhythmically and move around the bride using simple steps. Two or three girls begin the songs and the rest join in chorus. ref name arabnews cite news url http www.arabnews.com ?page 9§ion 0&article 90096&d 18&m 12&y 2006&pix community.jpg&category Features title Oppana a Popular Form of Art last first date 2006 12 16 publisher Arab News accessdate 2009 08 15 ref Sometime Oppana is also presented by males to entertain the bridegroom. It usually takes place just before the bridegroom leaves for the bride s residence where the Nikah marriage takes place or at the time he enters the Maniyara . ref cite book last Porter first James coauthors Rice, Timothy and G ... more details
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