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Jedda
Jedda see Jidda , Saudi Arabia.
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In Jidda, a girl band dares to rock on Musicians do battle with taboos as a Saudi city slowly changes
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...International Herald Tribune 11-25-2008 In Jidda, a girl band dares to rock on Musicians...Media Group Edition: 1 Section: NEWS JIDDA -- They cannot perform in public. They...morals has slowly thawed, especially in Jidda, by far the kingdom's most cosmopolitan...
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Saudi Arabia adds up the cost of war: how much change for a way of life? (Letter from Jidda)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 11/5/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...night in the prosperous Red Sea city of Jidda. Down at the "Islamic Port," where...to change much. Fundamental questions. Jidda, Saudi Arabia's most cosmopolitan city...s. Yet privately, some officials in Jidda and in Washington-admit that there could...
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Survivors of Jidda attack tell of human shields
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 12/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Oberwetter and Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the consul general in Jidda, tried to put the most positive spin possible on the outcome...workings of the consulate, a sprawling, walled compound near Jidda's waterfront. Just as one barrier was lowered and the hydraulically...
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FIRST BATCH HAJJ PILGRIMS ARRIVE IN JIDDA.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 12/19/2004; 414 words
; Jidda, Dec 19 (ANTARA) -- The first batch of Indonesian hajj pilgrims from the...local time and welcomed by Head of Hajj Affairs Muslim Nasution. Head of Jidda work region Zainal Abidin Supi warned the new arrivals to watch out for severe...
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Suspicious fire. (in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, where Americans live)(Washington Whispers)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 8/12/1996; ; 475 words
; Officials in Saudi Arabia suspect politically motivated arson in a little-publicized fire two weeks ago at a compound in Jidda that houses Americans and other foreigners. U.S. intelligence sources say the fire caused considerable smoke damage at the...
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U.S. Veep Arrives in Jidda
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/16/2002; 290 words
; ...The U.S. leader was received by Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul-Aziz at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport in Jidda, the official Saudi News Agency said. Cheney is expected to hold talks with Crown Prince Abdullah on the situation in the...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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PAST STILL SHADOWS IDI AMIN IN EXILE FORMER DICTATOR LIVES QUIETLY, COMFORTABLY AMONG OTHER EXPATRIATES IN JIDDA, SAUDI ARABIA.(News/National/International)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/28/1996; 700+ words
; Byline: Ethan Bronner The Boston Globe JIDDA, Saudi Arabia -- He long ago abandoned his military uniform, dressing in the simple long white thobe of the Saudi Arabians...
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International Traveler / Update: JIDDA
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/26/2007; 161 words
; International Herald Tribune 04-26-2007 Saudi Arabian Airlines, the state-owned carrier, will start a low-fare airline to tap local demand for affordable travel, the company's director general said. Saudi Arabia has about seven million expatriate workers, and the airline, known as Saudia, wants to
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Limited vote in U.A.E.BRIEFLY: JIDDA
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 12/2/2005; 227 words
; International Herald Tribune 12-02-2005 The United Arab Emirates announced plans on Thursday to hold limited elections for the country's Federal National Council in an effort to broaden political participation and keep up with reform efforts in other Gulf states. The measure, announced by the
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Jeddah Municipality introduces 55 investment projects.(Jidda, Saudi Arabia)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Saudi Economic Survey; 9/6/2009; 700+ words
; The Investment Department of Jeddah Municipality has recently issued a report in which it has revealed that about 55 investment opportunities were offered to prospective investors during the first half of the current year. These opportunities included 32 projects of different types such as light
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Jidda
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jidda or Jedda , city (1993 est. pop. 2,058...Hejaz, W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea. Jidda is the port of Mecca (c.45 mi/72 km...Indonesia, and Pakistan. Unlike Mecca, Jidda has always accepted visitors of all religions...
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Mecca
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...annual Muslim hajj . It is c.45 mi (70 km) from its port, Jidda , and is in a narrow valley overlooked by hills crowned with...with many other cities in Saudi Arabia, such as Medina and Jidda . Mecca has little arable land and must import most of its food...
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Saudi Arabia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...It also contains Saudi Arabia's second-largest city, Jidda (Jedda), with the country's biggest port. The center of...the Red Sea and Gulf coasts, The west, particularly Mecca, Jidda, and Medina, relied on the hajj (the annual Muslim pilgrimage...
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Hijaz
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...creation of the Saudi state. Fishing and trade permitted the growth of settlement on the Red Sea coast, with the port city of Jidda serving as way station for pilgrims to the Holy Cities as well as for commercial traffic. Hijaz regained a degree of political...
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Radio and Television: Arab Countries
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...sizable listenership. On the Arabian Peninsula, radio was slower to develop. In Saudi Arabia, radio broadcasts started in the Jidda-Mecca area in 1948, but they did not start in the central or eastern provinces until the 1960s. Neighboring Bahrain had...
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