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Arabia
Arabia Peninsular region of
sw Asia bordered by the Persian Gulf (
e), the Arabian Sea (
s), the Syrian Desert (
n), and the Red Sea (
w). The original homeland of the
Arabs, it is the world's largest peninsula, consisting largely of a plateau of crystalline rock. It is mostly desert, including the vast, barren Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter) in the
s and the An Nafud in the
n. Muslims unified Arabia in the 7th century, and Ottoman Turks dominated it after 1517. In 1916, Hussein ibn Ali led a successful revolt against the Turks and founded an independent state in the Hejaz region, but he was subsequently defeated by the Saud family, who founded
Saudi Arabia in 1925. After World War II independent Arab states emerged, many of them exploiting the peninsula's vast reserves of oil. Area:
c.2.6 million sq km (1 million sq mi).
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Bupa Arabia Wins Insurex Best E-Business Award For Third Time In Four Years.
News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 5/31/2009; 700+ words
; Summary: Bupa Arabia has won the Best E-Business Solution category in...that this prestigious honour has gone to the Saudi Arabia's leading health insurer. This year, Bupa Arabia won the award for its Basmah service, an identification...
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Bupa Arabia Wins Insurex Best E-Business Award For Third Time In Four Years
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 5/31/2009; 693 words
; Bupa Arabia has won the Best E-Business Solution category in the...years that this prestigious honour has gone to the Saudi Arabia's leading health insurer. This year, Bupa Arabia won the award for its Basmah service, an identification...
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Forbes Arabia compiles list of Top 40 Arab Brands based on extensive international survey measuring brand loyalty and consumer perception
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 10/19/2006; 700+ words
; Forbes Arabia, the Dubai-based Arabic edition of the...identify the Top 40 Arab Brands, Forbes Arabia factored in customer perception, and how...Hattlan, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Arabia. "The key question for those building...
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Air Arabia increases Umrah flights during Holy Month of Ramadan
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 9/6/2007; 700+ words
; Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier...Kyle Haywood, Commercial Director of Air Arabia, said: "As the first low-cost carrier...religious pilgrims to the Holy Land, Air Arabia demonstrates its ongoing commitment to...
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Air Arabia Takes Off for Jaipur
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 5/14/2006; 700+ words
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Air Arabia's AED2.5 billion (US$680 million) IPO opens on March 18.
News Wire article from: Middle East; 3/15/2007; 700+ words
; Air Arabia, the Middle East's first low-cost carrier, today...March 18, 2007. Upon completion of the IPO, Air Arabia shares will be listed on the Dubai Financial Market. Air Arabia is the first airline in the Middle East to go public...
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Air Arabia to open second hub in Morroco to serve Europe, Middle East and Africa.
News Wire article from: Middle East; 11/11/2007; 700+ words
; Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier...signing of a management agreement between Air Arabia and Regional Air Lines, the leading private...Under the terms of the agreement, Air Arabia will assume management control of the Morocco...
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Saudi Arabia Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020.
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Air Arabia announces plans for Initial Public Offering in Q1 2007.
News Wire article from: Middle East; 1/22/2007; 700+ words
; Air Arabia, the Middle East's first low-cost carrier, announced...Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Chairman of Air Arabia, said: "We are extremely pleased to announce that Air Arabia has submitted its application to the UAE Ministry...
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Saudi Arabia Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020.
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Arabia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arabia , peninsula (1991 est. pop. 35,000,000), c.1,000,000...the Persian Gulf, and on the N by Iraq and Jordan. Politically, Arabia consists of Saudi Arabia (the largest and most populous state), Yemen, Oman, the United...
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Saudi Arabia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saudi Arabia , officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 26,419,000), 829,995 sq...Oman; and on the north by Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait. Saudi Arabia formerly shared a neutral zone with Iraq and another with Kuwait...
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Saudi Arabia, Intelligence and Security
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Saudi Arabia, Intelligence and Security The Middle...land corresponding to present-day Saudi Arabia. These civilizations had complex government...Aziz Saud established the nation of Saudi Arabia in 1920 when he captured the city of Riyadh...
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Lawrence of Arabia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA UK, 1962 Director: David Lean Production...and Lawrence Raskin, Lawrence of Arabia: The 30th Anniversary Pictorial History...1992. Hodson, Joel C., Lawrence of Arabia & American Culture: The Making...
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Federation of South Arabia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Federation of South Arabia federation, 1963-67, S Arabian peninsula...then renamed the Federation of South Arabia. The British-sponsored federation...in Nov., 1967, and Aden and South Arabia became the independent state of South...
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