In an effort to revive this forum, and also in the process keeping up with joneses ;) :D , I bring you... the sky Bashka!

You know the score. This an area for general discussion on topical matters of the day etc...

Please keep it friendly.

Enjoy.

The topic of the moment: stock market crash

http://www.alriyadh.com/2006/03/12/img/123674.jpg

You can't have escaped this, the topic everyone is talking about. Our stock market correction has for all intents and purposes turned into a crash. The only thing that's keeping the drop orderly is the market fluctuation limit imposed by the CMA.

It was bound to happen. Stocks were highly overvalued and growth stimulated by high liquidity than economic fundamentals.
We urgently need more avenues for investment. We need something more substantive than real estate and stock market trading. We need to see that money go into project financing and grow our economy. VCs are an option.

this thread deserve sticky :)

all people were victums in these misfortune....that because some hateful rich men..

LOL @ Bashka

I like that, we should also have sheesha over here.

Regarding the stock market, I think it is finally back on its feet. Thanks to the King and Prince AlWaleed and Shiek Suliman Al Rajhi :)

Hi Riyadhi,

Yes there was a small rebound yesterday. Share splitting and allowing foreigners to buy shares are good steps by the government. As for commitments to invest in the stock market by al-Waleed and al-Rajhi, they have helped restore investor sentiment and stop panic selling, but it's not going to solve long term problems.

As for the whole "hawamir" issue, I think investors have themselves to blame more than anything else. This correction is righting the overvaluations the speculators themselves created. Had they based their investment decisions on economic valuations of stock rather than blind trading based on rumour and hearsay, then the situation today wouldn't be as bad. They've turned the stock market into a 7araj.

LOL @ Bashka

I like that, we should also have sheesha over here.

Yes, but only the proper sheesha with jurak :D
None of that pansy mo3assil :jk:

LOL I'm not surprised man. All of my Jeddawi friends smoke the Jurak thing and make fun of those who smoke the m3assil saying that it is for girls :D


Did you have any stocks in your portfolio during the dip?

What's Bashka?

My bashka is the group of friends I hang out with. The Jeddawi guys can elaborate on that.

what the subject we will talk about?? i guess car accident what you think?

Never been to any yet,,, thank god :)

hey riyadhi where all Members ??? saudi forums was died sinc one week ago

haha, I know they all disapread!

We should hire new members :p

Hi guys,

I've been away on a business trip the last fortnight. How are you all?

Riyadhi,

No I don't, the money that I marked aside to invest in the stock market is still sitting in my bank account. Lucky for me I'm a lazy guy :D !

Huit,

Bashka is a regular meet up with friends.

Introducing the new largest bank in the Middle East,

Cabinet OKs Launch of Mega Bank - KSA

Arab News - 28/03/2006


JEDDAH, 28 March 2006 — The Council of Ministers yesterday approved the launch of a new bank with a capital of SR15 billion. The bank, named Inmaa, will sell 70 percent of its shares in an initial public offering (IPO) this year.

According to Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Inmaa will carry out both banking and investment activities. State-owned Public Investment Fund, Pension Fund and the General Organization for Social Insurance will have a 30-percent stake in the bank, with each holding 10 percent of its shares.

The council, which was chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, gave instructions to complete the formalities for establishing the bank and for launching the IPO before the end of this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported, quoting Culture and Information Minister Iyad Madani.

The Cabinet took another important decision to boost the stock market as it reduced the share value of joint stock companies from SR50 to SR10. "This change will apply to all joint stock companies that have received licenses," Madani said.

Al-Assaf said King Abdullah reduced the stake of state-owned funds in the new bank in order to allow citizens to have more shares in the bank.

"The government licensed the new bank considering the growing demand for such banking operations as equity participation, cost-plus financing and lease finance," Al-Assaf said.

At present there are 11 commercial banks in the Kingdom. They are: National Commercial, Riyad, Samba, Al-Rajhi, Saudi-British, Saudi Fransi, Arab National, AlJazira, Saudi Hollandi, Albilad and Saudi Investment. The government has also licensed 10 foreign banks including BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, the National Bank of Kuwait, the National Bank of Bahrain, Emirates Bank, Gulf International Bank, State Bank of India and National Bank of Pakistan.

The consolidated balance sheet of Saudi commercial banks last year showed an overall increase of 1.7 percent of total assets as they rose from SR735 billion ($196 billion) in October to SR748 billion ($199 billion) in November. Total deposits with SAMA remained unchanged for October and November at SR23 billion ($6 billion). The banks' total deposits jumped from SR469 billion ($125 billion) in October to SR477 billion ($127 billion) in November.

The Cabinet meeting also endorsed the rules and regulations related to e-government dealings, Madani said. The new regulations insist that every government department classify its information and data in accordance with specific standards, save its documents electronically, document its administrative procedures accurately and use e-mails and other electronic means for carrying out its activities, he said.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal briefed the Cabinet on the Arab summit, which opens in Khartoum today. The Cabinet hoped that the Khartoum summit would take steps to implement the resolutions taken in the previous summits including measures to improve the working of the Arab League.

This is a Saudi Sky bar?,

Well


Lets Talk about AL BAIK, anybody hungry? ;)

^ you were watching porn and the girls never showed up lol

^ you were watching porn and the girls never showed up lol


:lol: That too might be an interesting topic in the Saudi Sky Bar

I think Towers (who call Saudi Arabia an extreme nation) shouldn't be allowed here.

Why do u come to a subforum full of extrimest?

Please keep it friendly boys and girls, :)

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Some local news that grabbed my interest:

- Saudi Research and Marketing (the region's biggest publisher), will be listing on Tadawul. IPO starts next week.

- Saudi Airlines is said to be planning to list later this year. 30% will be put up for IPO.
- Citibank is launching a new operation in Saudi, 2 years after it divested from Samba.
- A new university will be opened in the eastern province, called prince Mohammed University, with the participation of American universities.
- A Saudi German business school is opening in Sudair (!!!)

wainkom ya shabab?

The place is really dead :(

Saudi needs a lot more campuses and proper University level educational centres..

Its not good to have citizens of your nation going abroad for education.

So what about new airports? I think Saudi should have more international airports. What do u guys think?

Saudi needs a lot more campuses and proper University level educational centres..

Its not good to have citizens of your nation going abroad for education.
Hi UofT,

At the moment, I rather we send our youth to study abroad, even if we heamorage billions of Riyals a year, than to entrust our children's future to the people running our education system. Until a total rebuild of the education system is done (with the cancerous elements removed) I have no faith in our schools and universities, and I think a lot of Saudis share my view.

Hi Halawala,

It depends on what you mean. If you mean big hubs, then no. But I do think some regional airports should be upgraded to small international airports. Medina, Abha, Tabuk and probably either Hail or Qasseem.

it wont be usefull to make a lot of BIG airports but high quality airports are very important for countries.

Come on; where are the Saudi forumers. It looks as if they all took a vacation. There is no movement in this forum at all.

ZzzZzzzzZzzzzz...

we need more Members two or three is't enaugh

HELLO SAUDI GUY

there is a real state exihibition in riyadh

if any one can go there and take some pictuers of the projects in saudi arabia

where is riyadhi ????

he dis appeard :-)

riyadh!!!!! i hope that
we should find somone who can do that

man i miss the pastry stores in Jeddah, can some one bring me some

I hear in Su3ooooodia they have fish shawarma....Ive never tried it bcause I dont think they have it in Bahrain....but sounds good and always wanted to try it,,,i love fish like hamour especiallyy when it is grilled :cheers:

Anyway I hear u can get it over the causeway in khobar and dammam....Or is it generally available all over Saudi?

^ never heard of it in Riyadh...

no offence for some of the Bahrainis in this forum but it seems as if they are from a different world :sleepy: :cheers:

what are you talking about smussuw?

never mind :D

never mind :D

no say man im not gonna get offended

^^ I think he's talking about you never trying a fish shawarma, but to your defence I've never tried it in Kuwait either :)

actually i have never tried it too, and i lived in khobar for 7 years, i dont think its really popular

what are you talking about smussuw?

i think he's saying you have no knowledge of the gulf

What does "Gulf" signify anyway. It encompasses different people, different cultures.

actually yeah jeddah is not even gulf

Which is the tallest guyed radio tower in Saudi Arabia? How tall is it?

guyed?

actually yeah jeddah is not even gulf


Thanks God Jeddah isn't on the gulf.

Gulf's future is insecure with the ameicans & thier allies trying to attack & control countries there. :bash:

As for Hejaz everything is settled down here. :)

guys, check this out;
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good luck to your team int he world cup :)

Where's everybody?????????

no offence for some of the Bahrainis in this forum but it seems as if they are from a different world :sleepy: :cheers:

if you are comparing to the rest of the countires in the world then YES we are different lol

hi guys i have good news ,i don't know if you hear about it ,i seen today in MBC 1 Huge project around that center area in Madenh city, its not that economic city we knew

anyway the HOT things there ~12 super skyscrapers 3 each side its look like abraj al bait in old rendring.

hi guys i have good news ,i don't know if you hear about it ,i seen today in MBC 1 Huge project around that center area in Madenh city, its not that economic city we knew

anyway the HOT things there ~12 super skyscrapers 3 each side its look like abraj al bait in old rendring.

can you get those pictures or renders somehow?

I'm in Riyadh these days... lots of construction is taking place here. They're adding those wide walk-ways (footpaths) on nearly all the roads it seems. Riyadh will definitely look even better few years down the road. I can easily see Al-Anoud tower from my home. Only 3-4 floors to go before it reaches it's max height.

guys, check this out;
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Are they thanking him for his projects??

exactly! king abdullah has nothing 2 do with these projects in saudi!

For the economic and social reforms he made in the past year.

For the economic and social reforms he made in the past year.


What social reforms did he make?

Ramadan Mubarrak!!

Ramadan Kareem!

HAPPY RAMADAN SAUDI ARABIA...

Ramadan Mubarak!!!

Ramadan Mubarak

OUR LORD..ACCEPT FROM US

kul sana winto tayyebin

Hi all i am from Malaysia, I like Saudi very much especially the people. Arabic ppl are very warm and friendly , i hope to make more friends among Arab forumers :)

Hi all i am from Malaysia, I like Saudi very much especially the people. Arabic ppl are very warm and friendly , i hope to make more friends among Arab forumers :)

i guess u havent travelled using SAPTCO yet.

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SAPTCO it is company and u cant see Saudis work driver .. many driver from Turkey work for this company .

any way can u tell me what is ur story :D

Yeah, sounds like very interesting story :D :D

welcome with us Skyprince we hope you like Saudi Section forum & i have many frind in from Malaysia in internet......ohhh i forget to tell you our nighborhod from Malaysia too

just a question;is it true that the prince who's responsible for the airforce stated that he wanted to make from the Saudi air force thebiggest in the ME??

u guys, can anyone give me any updates about
alanood tower
alrajhi tower
riyadh bisinuss park
algadeer tower, and most important king abdullah financial plzzz i never heard of them plz anyone give me updates

^^ Riyadhi may can help you ,he live in riyad where all that projects you want.

??

which prince you mean belgiumguy? Saudi air force it was strong after iraq in 90's but now maybe as you sed they tray to be biggest in the ME,i dont know realy.

oo because a Saudi forumer once said to me that the prince who's responsible for the airforce,don't know his name, stated this wich I hoped was true.

oo because a Saudi forumer once said to me that the prince who's responsible for the airforce,don't know his name, stated this wich I hoped was true.

I think yes Saudis would like to make their airforce the biggest in the ME especially after the recent boom in oil prices. But my friend we all know that they cannot do such a thing without the blessing of USA. :ohno:

Saudi should not worry about spending billions in arms, I know they are worried with Iran but really that should not be their priority. They need to diversify their economy.

I recently heard the Saudis were making a contract of upwards to $60Billion in acquiring Eurofighter Jets from the UK.

Waste of money, Saudi should just outsource their military to Pakistan for now. There isn't an army on the face of the planet that would protect Saudi better than the Pak Army, It might be sad that they are outsourcing their defense but its better than to be spending billions and not having anyone to fly your planes or man your tanks.

Not saying there aren't capable Saudis there definetly is, but the number is far far smaller than what they require to defend their borders.

That's my opinion, I know some people will disagree and be annoyed by what I have said so i'm sorry.

Saudi should not worry about spending billions in arms, I know they are worried with Iran but really that should not be their priority. They need to diversify their economy.

I recently heard the Saudis were making a contract of upwards to $60Billion in acquiring Eurofighter Jets from the UK.

Waste of money, Saudi should just outsource their military to Pakistan for now. There isn't an army on the face of the planet that would protect Saudi better than the Pak Army, It might be sad that they are outsourcing their defense but its better than to be spending billions and not having anyone to fly your planes or man your tanks.

Not saying there aren't capable Saudis there definetly is, but the number is far far smaller than what they require to defend their borders.

That's my opinion, I know some people will disagree and be annoyed by what I have said so i'm sorry.



انا سعودي و هناك شريحة كبيرة من المجتمع السعودي تعرف أن صفقات السلاح هذه للعبث بالمال العام بما أنه لا توجد سلطة منتخبه من الشعب لوقف هذا العبث بشراء أسلحة , و الواقع يقول ليس هناك أسلحة و أنما هي ذريعة للعبث و الحصول على المال بطريقة غير مباشرة , كما هي صفقة اليمامة مع بريطانيا التي كلفتنا الكثير و هي في الحقيقة " نكته " بناء الشعوب يبدأ بتمنية شعبها و مقدراتها و تنويع مصادر الدخل , لكن الفساد عائق أمام أي أصلاح , أتفق معك في كل ما تقول , أيضاً إيران لا تمثل أي تهديد للخليج العربي و أنما هذه ذريعة تستخدمها الدول الغربية لبيع السلاح لمثل السعودية و غيرها , و الدليل على ذلك في الحرب الخليج الثانية عندما فتحت مخازن السلاح لم توجد هناك أسلحة !! و أنما صفقات وهمية للعبث بالمال العام و الإستيلاء عليه , لكن لا عزاء لشعوب لا توقف عبث حكوماتها ....

:ohno:

أمراً أخر صفقات السلاح ليست فقط مع بريطانيا هذا العام و أنما أيضاً مع فرنسا , أمريكا , روسيا , و أخيراً باكستان لدعم صناعة باكستان العسكرية ....

تخيل أكثر من نصف الميزانية صرفت على هراء !! تخيل لو صرفت كل هذه الأموال على الصناعة و التقنية :( النفط لن يبقى إلى الأبد , لكن مع الأسف عقلية الحاكم لا تنظر إلا لهذه اللحظة و كأن حكمهم سيزول بطريقة عبثهم بالمال العام :( ...

Grosso the only thing i understood was.

I'm Saudi HAHA.

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Brother learn Arabic , any way i can't writing all what i said in english :P

I am a Saudi and a large segment of Saudi society knows that these arms deals to tamper with public money, including that there was no authority elected by the people to stop this absurd purchase weapons,Indeed, says there is no weapon, but is a pretext to tamper with and access to capital in an indirect manner,dove also is a deal with Britain, which cost us a lot and are in fact "a joke," people start by wishing building and empowerment of the people and diversifying sources of income,but corruption impediment to any reform.I agree with you in everything you say,Iran also does not represent any threat to the Gulf, but the pretext used by Western countries to sell arms to, like Saudi Arabia and others,and the evidence of that in the Gulf war when it opened two stores disarmament there was no weapons!But deals, the dummy to tamper with public money and seize it,but no consolation to the people do not stop the nonsense governments ...

Something else arms deals not only with Britain this year, but also with France,the United States, Russia,and finally, Pakistan to support Pakistan military industry ...Imagine more than half of the budget spent on nonsense!Imagine if all the money spent on technical oil industry and would not last forever,But unfortunately, the mentality of the ruling does not look only for a moment, and was removed in a similar Abathem public money ...

Salam :ohno:

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Translate Google

^wow if that was Translate by Google then bye bye Ajeeb

Why can't all the Arab countries work together to make a new fighter jet or a tank??Why don't we do combat exercises together??Btw,thx Saudi for funding +- 18 Raphael fighterjets wich are to some forumers who know alot about military better than the Eurofighters...And develope an industry for clean energy!

Why can't all the Arab countries work together to make a new fighter jet or a tank??Why don't we do combat exercises together??Btw,thx Saudi for funding +- 18 Raphael fighterjets wich are to some forumers who know alot about military better than the Eurofighters...And develope an industry for clean energy!


Saudi Also help funded the Rafale? :ohno:

From an unofficial source will be building towers on both sides of King Street and the old buildings will be demolished and perhaps some of the houses

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/Saudi-Guy/Road%20construction/KingRoad.jpg

WOW!!, Like Sheikh Zayed Road??

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...Imagine more than half of the budget spent on nonsense!



Ya and I believe the other half spent on the royalty.:cheers: Cheer up Saudis, that what you get when you don't have democracy.:bash:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

But what puzzles me *UofT* is how they would be removing all those luxurious homes? Tried to learn more, but he told me a person who has a close,they would announce on this project in the near future ،


in this situation there will be present in the city of Jeddah three areas containing towers!!!:nuts:

But what puzzles me *UofT* is how they would be removing all those luxurious homes? Tried to learn more, but he told me a person who has a close,they would announce on this project in the near future ،


in this situation there will be present in the city of Jeddah three areas containing towers!!!:nuts:



Well, That's Saudi for you :lol: ,

Well look at it this way, If your gonna make a profit from bulldozing the luxury homes and building skyscrapers there then your gonna do it. Because a profit is profit.

Ya and I believe the other half spent on the royalty.:cheers: Cheer up Saudis, that what you get when you don't have democracy.:bash:

:lol: :lol: :lol:


You are right :ohno:

don't make me thinking about that I will dead . :ohno:

Where are you from Brother Tonnerre ? :)

From an unofficial source will be building towers on both sides of King Street and the old buildings will be demolished and perhaps some of the houses

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/Saudi-Guy/Road%20construction/KingRoad.jpg

Saudi Guy are you sure

that's GREAT :banana:

Do you have any idea , if they Start working Old airport & new airport ?

Saudi Also help funded the Rafale? :ohno:

Explain...

which prince you mean belgiumguy? Saudi air force it was strong after iraq in 90's but now maybe as you sed they tray to be biggest in the ME,i dont know realy.


Its me, Skyprince !

welcome with us Skyprince we hope you like Saudi Section forum & i have many frind in from Malaysia in internet......ohhh i forget to tell you our nighborhod from Malaysia too

Wow thats very nice ! I dunno anyone from Saudi , but I know many people from Oman and Yemen. I`ve been only to Oman . Oman is veryyyyyy amazing and everyone wants to become my friends there ,, next will be Saudi Arabia !

From an unofficial source will be building towers on both sides of King Street and the old buildings will be demolished and perhaps some of the houses

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/Saudi-Guy/Road%20construction/KingRoad.jpg

I think these towers are'nt the important keys to solve the problem in Jaddah.

Jaddah need hard working to improve and devolope every thangs. really it need change in the both sides, from north to south, from west to west.

of course we can do that by a great consept and design to be in the futuer a huge international city "name" and "meanful".

i still like the project ;)

^^ IMO the only side its OK the west king road

Are these new economic cities going to have city councils because it seems to me they are just large scale developments for already established cities.

I don't think that they will because as you said they are development for already established cities.

hey everyone, I work in Saudi arabia during the day, but as you know I cant see images posted through imageshack, is there any way to solve this? just wondering

i send Messages many times to unblock (tinypics & imageshack) but they didn't remove blocking or even answer me.

I dont see a resous for blocking those sites from the first place!!!!

I don't see a reason for the ISU in the first place.

^ dontcha worry! From what I've heard from insiders at STC, ISU won't be in control for long... one year at max!

^Realy!!! i hope so.....

recently exhibition was opened in Jeddah for communications and computers it calld COMMTEL i went there to be explored, and take some pictures of this exhibition

http://static.flickr.com/139/323673388_440f9c18fe_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/143/323837863_0c08df15a7_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/144/323675900_b123c424b1_o.jpg

more pic's here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15965666@N00/

A friend of mine is teaching English at some college in Jeddah and then he will be headed to Jizan.

He's a Canadian citizen with Egyptian ancestry and he told me he was very disappointed to see the infrastructure in Jeddah.

He claims its sad that for a nation with such high oil revenues, Jeddah is in such bad condition. He said there are nice areas of Jeddah but the middle class is living in old apartment style housings with deteriorating roads and infrastructure.

I understand there are a lot of improvements under way with the economic cities and all but why is Jeddah in such a poor state?

Saudi really has to wake up before the oil is gone or else they would of missed their opportunity of having first world living standards.

Ohh by the way he told me the food in Saudi is amazing so no disappointment in the food department ;)

^ its been deteriorating since 1998 while Riyadh has been growing

I agree. It's very very disappointing how Jeddah has been ignored time and time again by the government while Riyadh's gotten so much more attention. I may be wrong but I feel like it is because Jeddah is more cosmopolitan and somewhat less convervative than Riyadh. I could be wrong. I mean, why have King Abdullah Economic City so close to Jeddah instead of developing the city itself? Can you imagine that kind of investment going into Jeddah?
I hope someone wakes up and decides to do something. The airport is in pathetic shape and so are a lot of the roads.

كثيراً ما أقراء في هذا المنتدى لإهمال الحكومة في دعم جدة ... للمعلومية فقط في السابق كان يصرف على جدة ما يوازي جميع مصروفات المناطق الأخرى و أكثر ... لكن الخلل في أمانة جدة و القطاعات الحكومة في جدة و الفساد المتراكم بها وهو فساد حكومي من أعلى السلطات ... لكن هذا لا يمنع من إلقاء الائمة على بعض أهالي جدة الذين عملوا في قطاعات الدولة في مدينة جدة , لكنهم فضلوا العبث بالمال العام على حساب مدينتهم :)

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This is what I got from Google Translator for Grosso's post



"Often Agra in this forum to support the government negligence in Jeddah ... For information only in the past was to spend the equivalent of Jeddah all expenses other regions and more ... But the flaw in Jeddah and government sectors in Jeddah and corruption accumulated by the government of corruption from the highest authorities. But this does not prevent the dumping of imams to some residents of his grandfather, who worked in state sectors in the city of Jeddah, but they preferred to tampering with public money at the expense of their city"

^^ i agree with Mr Grosso Jeddah was bettre than now ,many spot in city In the worst case :ohno: some time i think to open thread (THE DARK SIDE) but that won't be nice.......

Saudi guy, does everyone in Saudi wear dishdasha ?

haha Funy Question Skyprince!!! let's see hmmmm....not all wear dishdasha but most of them.....Some People prefer to stay in uniform shirt and trousers Interior long either inside the house or in the arena of Foreign Affairs of the house:D Finally, a few of them prefer to stay at home with genz & Tshirt

Wearing a thobe is standard in business, like a suit is in the west. It is also compulsory in public sector institutions. You have to wear it if you work there or have business to do there. They don't let you in otherwise if you're a Saudi. It is also compulsory in schools, but that wasn't inforced much. At least it wasn't in my school. In social settings it depends on the region. People in Riyadh are more into wearing thobes than others. In Jeddah (or other cities in the Hijaz) fewer people wear it. As soon as they're home from work/school they change.

BTW we don't wear dishdashas. They're different garments.

كثيراً ما أقراء في هذا المنتدى لإهمال الحكومة في دعم جدة ... للمعلومية فقط في السابق كان يصرف على جدة ما يوازي جميع مصروفات المناطق الأخرى و أكثر ... لكن الخلل في أمانة جدة و القطاعات الحكومة في جدة و الفساد المتراكم بها وهو فساد حكومي من أعلى السلطات ... لكن هذا لا يمنع من إلقاء الائمة على بعض أهالي جدة الذين عملوا في قطاعات الدولة في مدينة جدة , لكنهم فضلوا العبث بالمال العام على حساب مدينتهم :)

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لا يا سيدي، لا تلقي اللوم على "فساد أهل جدة" . الفساد الاداري موجود في الرياض كما هو في جدة. الفرق في المشاريع الكبيرة هي الارادة السياسية. و لا ننسى الانحياز التام لصالح الرياض من صناع القرار. ميزانية امارة الرياض أكبر من ميزانية جميع الامارات الاخرى. و منذ طفرة السبعينات هناك حملة مكثفة لتركيز جميع النشاطات الادارية و الاقتصادية و حتى الثقافية في الرياض. شركات كثيرة أجبرت على نقل مقراتها الى الرياض (خذ كمثال قطاع البنوك).
طبعا جدة ليست المدينة الوحيدة المهملة، لكن الكثير يطلع الى حالها المزدري و يتذكر ريادتها في السابق.

لا يا سيدي، لا تلقي اللوم على "فساد أهل جدة" . الفساد الاداري موجود في الرياض كما هو في جدة. الفرق في المشاريع الكبيرة هي الارادة السياسية. و لا ننسى الانحياز التام لصالح الرياض من صناع القرار. ميزانية امارة الرياض أكبر من ميزانية جميع الامارات الاخرى. و منذ طفرة السبعينات هناك حملة مكثفة لتركيز جميع النشاطات الادارية و الاقتصادية و حتى الثقافية في الرياض. شركات كثيرة أجبرت على نقل مقراتها الى الرياض (خذ كمثال قطاع البنوك).
طبعا جدة ليست المدينة الوحيدة المهملة، لكن الكثير يطلع الى حالها المزدري و يتذكر ريادتها في السابق.


not true..

What's a dishdasha???

^^ dishdasha like thobe but with color its only wearing in home...

Because I really like dishdasha, thobe, and other Arabian dress for male.. I think they are better than to wear western-style t-shirts because they are made from materials that do not absorb sweat so they can be kept clean for a long time. When i was in Oman early this year I saw every man wears dishdasha and in the same time they speak very good English ! OMG I was really impressed

Because I really like dishdasha, thobe, and other Arabian dress for male.. I think they are better than to wear western-style t-shirts because they are made from materials that do not absorb sweat so they can be kept clean for a long time. When i was in Oman early this year I saw every man wears dishdasha and in the same time they speak very good English ! OMG I was really impressed

What's the relation between wearing dishdasha & speaking a very good English? :nuts:

A friend of mine is teaching English at some college in Jeddah and then he will be headed to Jizan.

He's a Canadian citizen with Egyptian ancestry and he told me he was very disappointed to see the infrastructure in Jeddah.

He claims its sad that for a nation with such high oil revenues, Jeddah is in such bad condition. He said there are nice areas of Jeddah but the middle class is living in old apartment style housings with deteriorating roads and infrastructure.

I understand there are a lot of improvements under way with the economic cities and all but why is Jeddah in such a poor state?

Saudi really has to wake up before the oil is gone or else they would of missed their opportunity of having first world living standards.

Ohh by the way he told me the food in Saudi is amazing so no disappointment in the food department ;)

I thought they had began renovating the roads? Anyone living there see any improvement or construction going on?

Congratulations ImageShack now is unblock SO LETS PARTY
:dance:

Greetings from Jeddah!

Happy Eid.

Many many happy returns :)

i WON Kodak Digtal camera:banana: :cheers:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/Saudi-Guy/other/P1020188.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/Saudi-Guy/other/P1020206.jpg

1000x Mabrouk :D

Congrats Saudi Guy. It looks like a really nice camera :)

allah yabrik fikum wallah i confused about it ,i realy don't need it so i give it as a gift to my father,these camera very nice and easy to use not like mine(LUMIX LX1 32type to shot!!!)

other thing very intersting to see .......FINLY new mobile phone by Apple(my lover Mac OS X the best Operating system in world) it's calld Iphone as you know about apple high qulity,great design and unique things:okay:
http://images.apple.com/iphone/images/indexhero20070109.jpg
http://images.apple.com/iphone/images/techhero_multitouch20070109.jpg
http://images.apple.com/iphone/images/techhero_specs20070109.jpg

Technical Specifications
Screen size 3.5 inches
Screen resolution 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method Multi-touch
Operating system OS X
Storage 4GB or 8GB
GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 2.0 megapixels
Battery

* Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing
* Up to 16 hours Audio playback

Dimensions 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

more info http://www.apple.com/iphone/

OH WOW. It kinda sucks for me. I see cingular Wireless is offering this phone, and I just renewed my contract with Verizon for two years. I REAAAALLLLY like this phone, maybe if its not too expensive I can buy it, switch over to cingular and pay the penalty at Verizon.....:nuts: eveything is soo complicated in America

i will buy it from apple when they inshallah relese it in amereca by Aramex i think the cost will be around $600~$1000

^^ jeez $1000, thats quite the price tag for a phone!

I mean i've seen the Vertu phones, but those have precious metals and stones (a bit pricier but they probably hold value if not apprciate in)

^^ it's Cheap price if it's was by apple i think, i bught only (CPU) Mac mini OS X $906 and the Accessories Mouse $107 wireless keybord $213....etc

about that Vertu phones hm ammmm:D that phon you talking about the MOST EXPENSIVE around $16,000 and UP,Plated by gold and diamonds ,they Stop above it a car and dosn't broken!!!

Actually Saudi Dunes, most phones cost a lot of money. However most people don't pay that because the mobile operator subsidises the phone in return for signing a contract with them.

^^ HiJazzey i was aware of that. I know that in the US, operators will give you a rebate on the phone once you sign a contract (the longer and larger the plan, in general the larger the rebate). But I didn't know that Saudi telecom operators did the same thing. I thought you purchased a line and phone at different locations.

I'm not sure if Saudi Guy will get a rebate on his iPhone unless he signs the deal with Cingular. And if so, he'll have to use the phone in the United States for at least 4 months before he can get it unlocked so that it is compatible with networks in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.

The way I understand it is that, cingular gives you phone where you can insert a "chip" (most other companies in the US have the # programed into the phone NO "chip"). A lot of people took advantage of that, and they would buy phones in the US at the discounted; rebate-included price, and sell them outside the US for a profit, many time defaulting on the stipulated monthly payment. Thus they required you to use the phone in the country for X amount of time (I think 4 month).

Saudi Guy if you would like me to, I can ask around for you. I'm gonna be in Chicago on the 22nd of January. I can pass by the Cingular store and check it out for you.

This might be of some interest. You sign up for updates on the phone's release...

http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/specials/signMeUp.jsp

THANKS Saudi Dunes,The problem is There are issues brought to Apple Because Iphone and Will not be sold until such problems are resolved:(

Yak. Apple sucks dude !

Wash your mouth

^^belive me it's betere than windows i use mac sinc 1 year.

Wash your mouth

Lol:nuts: . Wash your body !

Lol:nuts: . Wash your body !

Tonnerre, Im really curious the rainbow flow on ure avatar what does it represent? the flag of peace or homosexuality?

Yak. Apple sucks dude !

I'm with you dude!

Saudi Dunes, can you please send me your email address by PM since I cannot reply back. I've been trying to send you a PM for the past 2 days but its not working! Thanks.

The Iphone isn't coming out for a while. And by the way, there's no telling if Cingular will still be called that at that time. Cingular is supposed to be rebranded to AT&T at some point soon. So I guess that completes the circle of life...from AT&T being broken up to AT&T consolidating all the Bell companies.

Let's hope the price is lowered by the phone company subsidies...I'm waiting for it to come out. I guess the only downside is....once it comes out..there may be updated versions soon after that..and then again after that....just like the ipod.

Tonnerre, Im really curious the rainbow flow on ure avatar what does it represent? the flag of peace or homosexuality?

It refers to PEACE.

It refers to PEACE.

ok :D

ok :D

:lol:

naughty safqa.

guys we need to rearrange saudi forum by rename many project name,place,building and some pic thread!
what do you think?

^ I agree!

i think we need more secition to make our fourm more arrange all we need three new secitions
1-Project
2-photo
3-sky bashka for genral threads:)

ha what you think?is there any othere opinion? pls everyone we need your Support to our fourm:wave:

i think we need more secition to make our fourm more arrange all we need three new secitions
1-Project
2-photo
3-sky bashka for genral threads:)

ha what you think?is there any othere opinion? pls everyone we need your Support to our fourm:wave:

Hala.
I think its a great idea, but you guys need to participate more in the Saudi forum. It seems that not many people know this site from Saudi. I support you with the idea.

^^i Tried but no one interested:cry:

allah yabrik fikum wallah i confused about it ,i realy don't need it so i give it as a gift to my father,these camera very nice and easy to use not like mine(LUMIX LX1 32type to shot!!!)

other thing very intersting to see .......FINLY new mobile phone by Apple(my lover Mac OS X the best Operating system in world) it's calld Iphone as you know about apple high qulity,great design and unique things:okay:
http://images.apple.com/iphone/images/indexhero20070109.jpg
http://images.apple.com/iphone/images/techhero_multitouch20070109.jpg
http://images.apple.com/iphone/images/techhero_specs20070109.jpg

Technical Specifications
Screen size 3.5 inches
Screen resolution 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method Multi-touch
Operating system OS X
Storage 4GB or 8GB
GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 2.0 megapixels
Battery

* Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing
* Up to 16 hours Audio playback

Dimensions 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

more info http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Apple must be nice, I was blown away when I updated Itunes and saw the album jukebox thing. I wish Apple would just let it run Windows, then they would be more popular. Say you pick one with Windows, it will still come with Apple OS demo.
Tonnerre, Im really curious the rainbow flow on ure avatar what does it represent? the flag of peace or homosexuality?
Careful, curiosity made the cat do homosexual acts :shocked:

Apple must be nice, I was blown away when I updated Itunes and saw the album jukebox thing. I wish Apple would just let it run Windows, then they would be more popular. Say you pick one with Windows, it will still come with Apple OS demo.
in another way i dont want Mac to be more popular like windows becouse that will cause virus increase:hm:

Careful, curiosity made the cat do homosexual acts

that rainbow flag looks nice soo colorful!

I believe "curiosity killed the cat".

Do you guys want an aviation thread as a sticky here, and maybe combine the aviation-related threads?

^^i dont get it!!!what you mean halawala?

^^ I mean have a Saudi Aviaton Thread, and make it into a sticky. We can put everything related to aviaion there.

as you like..what about other members are they agree?

Guys, why the Saudi forum is so sleepy ?!

A saudi avaition thread makes sense. i tried to make one in the Airports and Aviation section but it faltered.

I bet HiJazzey would want one :) But, lets see if the people want one.

^^ not a bad idea at all Halawala, there are many airport expansions in Saudi, plus there are many new private Airlines opening up in Saudi.

For those living in Saudi Arabia, how do you see construction progressing where you are? Is there alot of it going on?

I'm not just talking about the popular projects such as KAEC but also about small unknown ones.

Do you see the infrastructure changing in the kingdom?

^^what project you revers to it?

I am living in Saudi Arabia and yes I can say that the infrastructure is changing but very very slowly. Actually, the whole life rythm is slow here.

I am living in Saudi Arabia and yes I can say that the infrastructure is changing but very very slowly. Actually, the whole life rythm is slow here.

where in Saudi Arabia do you live?

^^what project you revers to it?


Well there isn't any particular project I'm inquiring about but rather every project even the small ones like side walks and so on.

I live in Jeddah but I also very oftenly visit Riyad, Medina, Mecca, Taif, Rabig & Abha.

^^^WOW it's looks you travel around ksa lucky:)

Lets work on this list...


Master Plans,
1. King Abdullah Economic City ($ 40 billion)
2. Jazan Econoic City ($ 26 billion)
3. Hail Economic City ($ 7 billion)
4. Madina Knowledge City ($ 7 billion)
5. Shamiyah Project ($ 4 billion)


Industrial Projects,
1. Jubail 2 ($ 12 billion)
2. Yanbou 2 ($ 8 billion)
3. Petro-Rabigh ($ 10 billion)
4. Ras al Zour Mining City ($ 7 billion)
5. Khurais Field Development ($ 6 billion)


Infrastracture Projects,
1. Land Bridge ($3 billion)
2. North South Rail Road ($ 3 billion)
3. Mecca Madina Express Train ($1 billion)
4. Jamarat Bridge ($1 billion)
5. Jeddah Airport ($ 1 billion)


Real Estate,
1. Jabal Omar ($ 3.2 billion)
2. Riyadh View ($ 2.1 billion)
3. Abraj Albait Towers ($ 1.6 billion)
4. Lamar Towers ($ 533 million)
5. Rajhi Tower ($ 260 million)


Education Projects,
King Abdullah University ($2.6 billion)
Taif University ($ 500 million)
Hail University ($ 500 million)
Jazan University ($ 500 million)
Jouf University ($ 500 million)

Lets work on this list...

Those are huge projects, but is there any small scall construction going on in and around the cities?

Also does anyone have any update regarding Jeddah Hills?

Riyadh View? Is there any thread created for this project where I could get more info?

WiMAX Internet Sevice on Tahlia, Riyadh (http://www.ameinfo.com/116133.html)

$31.6 billion of projects launched in Riyadh today (http://www.ameinfo.com/116304.html)

in in last week 6 april A King Abdul Aziz plane has been removed from plan circuitous!!! i fell sorry i didn't take pic's for it:(

http://www.9m.com/upload/11-04-2007/0.58914011762476.jpg

- "الاقتصادية" من جدة -

أزالت أمانة مدينة جدة أمس، أقدم طائرة دخلت الخدمة في السعودية من موقعها في تقاطع شارع الأمير ماجد، بمشاركة فريق فني وقف على مراحل نقل الطائرة التي أمضت في موقعها أكثر من 20 عاما، وتعد أول طائرة أهديت للملك عبد العزيز.
يأتي ذلك ضمن مشروع الأمانة لإنشاء أكثر من 15 نفقاً وجسراً جديداً، منها جسور حديدية لنقل الحركة في التقاطعات دون توقف، بتكلفة تتجاوز مليار ريال، تنفذ على عدة مراحل خلال خمسة أعوام.
وستعمل الأمانة على إنشاء جسر حديدي معلق في تقاطع حراء مع الأمير ماجد، والروضة مع الأمير ماجد، إضافة إلى بناء جسر ونفق في تقاطع الأمير ماجد مع شارع الروضة، بعد إزالة ميدان الطائرة لإنشاء النفق، كما سيتم إزالة ميدان الدراجة الذي يشهد كثافة مرورية.
ووفقا لدراسة أجرتها جامعة الملك عبد العزيز، فإن الحركة المرورية في بعض مواقع مدينة جدة تبلغ ضعف طاقتها الاستيعابية، وإن عدد الرحلات اليومية والحركة المرورية زادت بنسبة 130 في المائة خلال الأعوام العشرة الماضية، وإن الطريق الذي يستوعب 100 ألف مركبة يمر عليه يومياً أكثر من 250 ألف مركبة مما أحدث ظاهرة الزحام المروري.
وبينت الدراسة، أن عدد سكان جدة زاد خلال الأعوام العشرة الماضية بنسبة 55 في المائة، وأن الزمن الذي يستغرقه الشخص للرحلة والحركة المرورية زاد بنسبة 100 في المائة.
وأشارت الدراسة في إحصائياتها، إلى أن متوسط السرعة المرورية في جدة يتدنى في كل عام إلى ثلاثة كيلو مترات في الساعة عن العام الذي قبله، وأن 50 في المائة من الزمن المستغرق تقضيه المركبات عند التقاطعات.
وأوضح الدكتور عبد الرحيم في دراسته أنه تمت دراسة عشرة تقاطعات في جدة، ووجد أن متوسط الحركة على هذه التقاطعات بلغ 215 ألف مركبة في يوم واحد، مشيراً إلى أن ذلك في جميع المعايير المحلية، والعالمية، والإقليمية، يعد عالياً، وبينت الدراسة أن فترات الذروة في دول العالم تكون من فترتين إلى ثلاث فترات كحد أعلى، بينما سجلت جدة أربع فترات للذروة، وان مدة وساعات الذروة في جدة تزيد على عشر ساعات يومياً.
وذكر الزهراني، أن جدة خلال أكثر من 20 عاماً لم يضف إليها أي تعديل وتحسين في شبكات الطرق والتقاطعات.

Well, the good news is that they are building new bridges and tunnels :)

hey guys, this was in Alriyadh newspaper few days ago. It is a billboard of the projects that the King will inaugurate next week. The project on the right hand side grabbed my attention. Apparently it’s called Jawharat Al Mamlakah, or Kingdom’s Jewel. And it looks so gigantic!

http://www.alriyadh.com/2007/04/10/img/104732.jpg

^^where that?i also hear that there new super high tower will build in jeddah front ships circuitous!!!

^ The Jawhrat Al Mamlakah looks like a stunning project - I'm excited!!!

Is this forum dead or is it just me?

^ it's you! :P

No, seriously it is dead!

we should bring more ppl,5 or 6 not Enough at all:(

well, I know that if it stays like that, it will probably get cancelled!

i remeber that ppl who vote to creat saudi forum was ~70 and we have here 3~5 who posting!!!anyway i should go Tomorrow to take photo........that may make it active a bit.

Maybe the projects that will be announced today in Riyadh will add some energy to the forum :)

hey guys , i want to know that have ever saudi banner was put up on SSC ;
if not are you guys gonna put any saudi banner near future. because i have seen many countries banner but not saudi one.
thanks

^^i think i have GOOD pic for that but how can i put it?

ya ofcourse you can put it ; you just have to submit it in advance;
if you does put the banner; i think you should include both holy mosque.

Saudi Arabia , Rabigh Economic City "King Abdullah Economic City"

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6168/kscwp3.jpg

Saudi Arabia , Al Madinah Holy Mosque

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4772/madinahmp5.jpg

Saudi Arabia , Hail Economic City "Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed Economic City"

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5561/hailllkv9.jpg

Saudi Arabia , Jazan Economic City

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3384/jizanmf1.jpg

Hope you like it ! :dance2:

Cool, but I think you can do better on King Abdullah Economic City :D

Just tell me I will do anything for you bro :D

I'm of the opinion that the banners should contain something which is already built. Renders don't give the actual feel of any place!

Didn't know where to post this:

Six Saudi Satellites Put Into Orbit
Arab News

RIYADH, 18 April 2007 — Six Saudi satellites have been successfully launched from Kazakhstan’s Baikanor Space Center with the help of a rocket named Dnepr, which was produced by the Russian-Ukranian company Kosmotras, according to Prince Turki ibn Saud, deputy chairman of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology. They included Saudisat-3 and five small satellites, he added.

Source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=95138&d=18&m=4&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

hmmm, yes, I think huit is right. Why don't you try a night shot of Jeddah?

what do think guys about these banner?
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2010/sscbanner1yh2.jpg

ya ofcourse you can put it ; you just have to submit it in advance;
if you does put the banner; i think you should include both holy mosque.

good point i will create it tonight inshallah:)

IMO we should create one banner for jeddah,riyadh and damam.

hey guys, this was in Alriyadh newspaper few days ago. It is a billboard of the projects that the King will inaugurate next week. The project on the right hand side grabbed my attention. Apparently it’s called Jawharat Al Mamlakah, or Kingdom’s Jewel. And it looks so gigantic!

http://www.alriyadh.com/2007/04/10/img/104732.jpg

How come there is no mention of Jawhrat Al Mamlakah in any news about the projects launched by King Abdallah yesterday?
The tower looks absolutely stunning in this render! It looks like something taken straight from a sci-fi movie! I hope it gets built and that too in the same strip as other skyscrapers.

^^ I also was disappointed when I didn't read anything about it. It was mentioned without any details in one of the newspapers before the King launched all those projects in Riyadh but that was it. Maybe it is not ready to be announce it yet. But yes, I agree, it's a very unique design and I am very excited about it.


btw, the forum is gaining some momentum now :)



Saudi Guy,
I think you streched that picture too much and I still prefer a night shot. Also the Madinah banner that Grosso designed is nice.

as i told you upload photo to make forum active:)

Didn't know where to post this:

Six Saudi Satellites Put Into Orbit
Arab News

RIYADH, 18 April 2007 — Six Saudi satellites have been successfully launched from Kazakhstan’s Baikanor Space Center with the help of a rocket named Dnepr, which was produced by the Russian-Ukranian company Kosmotras, according to Prince Turki ibn Saud, deputy chairman of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology. They included Saudisat-3 and five small satellites, he added.

Source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=95138&d=18&m=4&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom


الأقمار السعودية تسبح في مداراتها بعد إطلاقها من كازاخستان

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/images/newsimages/2392/1804.mis.p33.n400.jpg
الفريق العلمي السعودي مع الأقمار السعودية
الرياض:الوطن

تم أمس بنجاح إطلاق 6 أقمار صناعية سعودية جديدة حيث تسبح الآن في مداراتها المحددة بعد أن نقلت بواسطة الصاروخ الروسي الأوكراني "دينبر"، الذي أطلق من قاعدة (بيكانور) الفـضائية في كازاخستان بحسب ما أعلنته مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية أمس.
وقال نائب رئيس المدينة لمعاهد البحوث الأمير الدكتور تركي بن سعود بن محمد آل سعود، إن منظومة الأقمار تضمنت القمر السعودي الأول للاستشعار عن بعد والمسمى "سعودي سات 3 " والذي يمثل نقلة نوعية للمشاريع التي تنفذها المدينة لنقل وتطوير التقنية وتوطينها، إضافة إلى 5 أقمار صغيرة الحجم من نوع "كمسات" للاتصالات ونقل البيانات.
وبين أن فريقا سعوديا من العاملين بمعهد بحوث الفضاء في المدينة تولى عملية تجهيز واختبار للأقمار ومرافقتها إلى قاعدة بيكانور في كازاخستان وأكمل جميع المهام المطلوبة حيث قام الفريق بفحص الوظائف الأساسية للأقمار، وقياس استهلاك الطاقة للأنظمة الأساسية لـ"سعودي سات 3 " وفحص نظام التصوير، وتشغيل أنظمة اتصال أقمار "سعودي كمسات"، وذلك قبل مرحله الإطلاق، مشيراً إلى انه كان من المقرر أن يتم إطلاق الصاروخ "دينبر" حاملا معه الأقمار السعودية في 27 مارس الماضي إلا أن ظروفاً فنية خاصة بالجهة التي تتولى عملية الإطلاق حالت دون ذلك.
وأضاف أنه تم تصميم وصناعة جميع الأقمار الصناعية في مركز
تقنية الأقمار الصناعية بمعهد بحوث الفضاء في المدينة على أيدي متخصصين سعوديين.
ولفت الأمير تركي إلى أنه أصبح لدى السعودية الآن 12 قمراً صناعياً تسبح في الفضاء، حيث تم في المرة الأولى إطلاق القمرين السعوديين "سعودي سات-1أ، ب" في 26/9/2000، تبعهما إطلاق "سعودي سات-1ج" في 20/12/2002 من قاعدة بيكانور بكازاخستان. مشيرا إلى أنه تم تغيير مسمى المنظومة إلى "سعودي كوم سات" بعد النجاح في التجارب الثلاث الأولى والتأكد من القدرة على تقديم خدمات الاتصال بشكل تجاري، كما تم في 29/6/2004 إطلاق 3 أقمار هي "سعودي سات-2أ" مع قمرين من منظومة "سعودي كمسات".
من جهة أخرى عاد إلى الرياض الفريق العلمي السعودي بعد إشرافه على الاستعدادات الأخيرة لإطلاق الأقمار ورأسه مدير مركز تقنية الأقمار الاصطناعية بمعهد بحوث الفضاء ومدير مشروع "سعودي سات" الدكتور عبدالعزيز بن عبدالرحمن الصقير

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/newsdetail.asp?issueno=2392&id=1922

^^

Translate Google

Saudi swim satellites in orbit after launch from Kazakhstan

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/images/newsimages/2392/1804.mis.p33.n400.jpg
scientific team with the Saudi satellite Saudi

RIYADH:www.alwatan.com.sa

yesterday was successfully launched six satellites in Saudi Arabia where new swim now in orbit after specific quoted by the Russian-Ukrainian rocket, "Denber", which was launched from the base (Baikonur) Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to the announcement King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology yesterday. The deputy chairman of the city to research institutes, Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud, the system included the satellites Saudi Moon's first remote sensing and called the "Saudi Sat-3", which represents a quantum leap for projects implemented by the city for the transfer and development of technical and resettlement, in addition to the 5 small satellites of the type "Kamsat" for communications and data transfer. He said a team of Saudi workers Space Research Institute in the city pay the processing and testing of satellites and escort it to the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan and completed all the tasks required in the team examined the basic functions of the satellites, measuring the energy consumption of the essential systems of the "Saudi Sat-3" and check imaging system, and operating systems of communication satellites, "Saudi Kamsat ", before the launch phase, pointing out that he was scheduled to be launched missile," Denber "carrying two satellites in Saudi Arabia last March 27 but the circumstances special technical area which is the launch prevented. He added that all the design and manufacture of satellites in a technical satellite Space Research Institute in the city at the hands of specialists Saudis. Prince Turki pointed out that Saudi Arabia has now become 12 SATELLITE swim in the industrial space, where in the first launch Alghemarin Saudis "Saudi Sat-1, a, b," in the September 26, 2000, followed by release, "Saudi Sat-1 c" in the 20 / 12 / 2002 from the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. Pointing out that the change of the system to "SaudiComSat" after success in the first three tests and ensuring the ability to provide communication services in business, and in June 29, 2004 launch 3 satellites are, "Saudi Sat-2" with Kamrin system, "Saudi Kamsat." On the other hand, returned to Riyadh after Saudi scientific panel overseeing the final preparations for launching satellites and head technical director of the Center for satellites and the Space Research Institute project manager, "Saudi Sat" Dr. Abdel-Aziz bin Abdel-Rahman Saker

http://www.okaz.com.sa/okaz/myfiles/2007/02/12/m10-big.jpg
أنهت أمانة جدة التصميم المبدئي لتنفيذ ميدان الأمير عبدالمجيد والذي سيبدأ أنشاؤه بتكلفة 7ملايين ريال. وطبقا للدكتور اشرف التركي مدير المناطق المفتوحة في أمانة جدة فان الميدان يقع على تقاطع شارع التحلية مع شارع اسماعيل أبوداوود وتنطلق الفكرة لتكوين بؤر بصرية مصممة بطريقة ابتكارية تعمل على تغيير مفهوم الميادين وتحويلها من تقاطعات موزعة للحركة الى فراغ حضري له ملامح فنية. وتتبنى الفكرة التصميمية عنصر الساعة حيث يتم اظهارها من خلال دوائر متتالية عليها أرقام الساعة احداها حول الميدان مباشرة والأخرى تتطابق مع معابر المشاة وتعبر الأعمدة المائية عن عقارب الساعة والدقائق حيث تنتقل الحركة المائية من رقم الى آخر كل اربع دقائق ويتم التعبير عن الثواني من خلال الضوء الذي ينتقل من رقم الى آخر كل أربع ثوان.

oh no not agine:ohno:

^
^

ليش زعلان اشوف التصميم رائع و الشرح أروع :)

وش المشكلة :D

I like the design but don't like the name and the idea of roundabouts in Jeddah!

roundabouts seem so pre-historic! there aren't many in Riyadh but Jeddah seems to have quite a few of them!

this forum is finally getting more active

^^ but we still need more members.

Roundabout pre-historic? Guys, are you serious?

Roundabouts are actually safer and more efficient that conventional intersections.

A conventional intersection has 32 points of conflict while a roundabout has only 8. In Europe it was actually proven that roundabouts reduce the number of crashes by 39% and the severity of crashes by up to 76%. Not to add that in Maryland it was found to reduce costs associated with injuries by up to $6.7 million dollars annually!

The only negative that a rounadbout presents is that it increases the number of conflicts between motor vehicles and cyclists...and I don't think we need to worry about that in Saudi Arabia, I my self have not seen many around!

^ I meant, roundabouts as opposed to underpasses. A very crowded intersection would benefit far more from an underpass than a roundabout.

The roundabout is a very elegant solution: it is simple, cheap, and efficient. It has superior performance to traffic light junctions. The only problem in Saudi is that people don't follow the rules, that's why there is chaos. If drivers yielded to traffic inside the roundabout things would run smoothly, but we have some kamikaze drivers who barge into the roundabout without a care. The solution IMO is a crackdown similar to the one on speeding.

The roundabout is a very elegant solution: it is simple, cheap, and efficient. It has superior performance to traffic light junctions. The only problem in Saudi is that people don't follow the rules, that's why there is chaos. If drivers yielded to traffic inside the roundabout things would run smoothly, but we have some kamikaze drivers who barge into the roundabout without a care. The solution IMO is a crackdown similar to the one on speeding.

أنهت أمانة جدة التصميم المبدئي لتنفيذ ميدان الأمير عبدالمجيد والذي سيبدأ أنشاؤه بتكلفة 7ملايين ريال..

:doh: are you sure!!?

HiJazzey, what Saudi Arabia needs to do is install traffic calming measures on the entry legs of all rouandsabouts. Installing speed humps, rumble strips, or just flashing signals in advance of the roundabout, and enforcing it through increased police control for a certain time period should decrease the violations. From what I have noticed, Saudi Arabia should stiffen the penalties to traffic violations, increased jail-time, higher violation prices, more active police patrolling....it seems police in saudi arabia are on the streets more so for security reasons rather than traffic enforcement. The government can also probably reduce roadway fatalities, injuries, and damages, by further educating the driver. Maybe they can make it part of the education process to get a drivers lisence. Educate the people about all the money that is lost each year through increased insurance costs, roadway-repairs, medical costs and so on....this really adds up, I think by showing people statistics, and jolting them at first, your long term response from them should be better.

What do you think?

Has anyone in Riyadh had the chance to visit the real-estate exhibition that is currently taking place in Riyadh till May 4th? I'm sure one would be able to find more details about projects like Jawhrat al-Mamlakah etc. there.

I'll try to go today :)

^ Great!
Hope to see tons of photos soon! :)

i sure Riyadhi will suprise us by new info:)

Guys, we should work on a thread that lists all the projects classified by city and/or status. The list should not include pictures or any details; just a link to the project's thread. It would make it easier for us or anyone else to look up any info about any project.

Now who's going to help me?

^^we already have your thread (saudi project)you just need to resize that pic's and add short info + linke to each project

Well, the point of this list is to help us locate what we are looking for quickly. It would be something like a glossary. The thread I made few months back is okay but it takes long time to load and does not have the threads' links. Resizing the picture would take forever and they would still take long time to load.


Here's an example

Riyadh
Under Construction
Riyadh Galleria Mall (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468938)

Approved
Olaya Center (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=464346)

riyadhi i have good idea lets as you sed creat new thread and make the list colored easy to find every project (like yours) but the new thing i mean make map above riyadh projrct's list for exampl and mark (1,2,3,4,5 and so on)for the project and in the list we mark it like that
1 Riyadh Galleria Mall
2 Olaya Center

that make us know where all that project locited easly as ones (of course you update that map time by time)

what you think?

sounds like a plan :)

ok in mid night i will tel you all the plan in private massage.

how about a saudi forum mod?

we hope that:|but when!!?

Riyadh

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

#UNDER-C - Riyahd: "Riyadh Gallery Mall" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468938)
#UNDER-C-Riyadh : "King Abdullah Financial District". (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=348428)
#UNDER C-Riyadh:"B&D Tower" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=435649)
#PROJECT-Riyadh:"Alqasser" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=431052)
#UNDER C-Riyadh:"Al Anoud Tower",+20F,125M,Mixed-use. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=203914)
#PROJECT: Technology and Information City (TIC)-Riyadh (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=354818)
#UNDER-C-Riyadh: RIYADH PLAZA ($76.2m) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=357150)
#UNDER C-Riyadh:"Al-Wassil Tower " , 22F. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=379956)




ARROVED

#APPROVED-Riyadh:"Al Faisal University" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=357781)
#APPROVED-Riyadh:"Anoud Tower 2",22F,125M. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=356204)
#APPROVED-Riyadh :"Al Rajhi Tower",71F,320M,COM. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351119)
#APPROVED-Riyadh :"Olaya Center",36F,34F (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468938)
#PROJECT-Riyadh: Benaa City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468365)
#APPROVED-Riyadh:"Durrat Al-Riyadh" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=450751)




PROPOSED

#PROPOSED-Riyadh:"Light rail system" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=299562)
#PROPOSED-Riyadh:"Jawhrat Al Mamlakah" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=466041)
#PROPOSED-Riyadh:"Business Park". (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=340620)
#PROPOSED- Riyadh:"Boutique Hotel". (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=420207)
#PROPOSED-Riyadh : "Novotel & Ibis Hotel" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=417144)
#PROJECT-Riyadh: Riyadh View (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=328438)
#PROJECT-Riyadh:Thumamah Park (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=303629)
#PROJECT-Riyadh:GHADIR COMPLEX (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=279724)

^ Good work but shouldn't this be in a separate thread?

he posted for test i should creat jeddah list these night:)

Good luck with the Saudi forum.

that all i found in SSC Saudi section,pls guys dont open agine new thread with any kind of name pls see that list i rename most of it ,We must to be more disciplined:) OK?
i will invite Mod to chenge all threads name:cheers:

i will edit these post soon to add more thing,tell me if there anything should change.

Jeddah

COMPLETED

#COMPLETED-Jeddah:''Jeddah Raceway'' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=349420)
#COMPLETED-Jeddah:"Cornich Dream",29F. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300920)
#COMPLETED-Jeddah:''International Medical Center''. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=405932)
#COMPLETED-Jeddah:"Corniche hotel" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=196989)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

#UNDER C-Jeddah:''Masarat Tower'',24F. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363395)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:"Dear AL Bahr",30F,Res. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=318835)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:"Jeddah Airport Expansion". (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=297777)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:"Alfarsi Towers",31F. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300916)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:"Al Huda Plaza" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=182364)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:''Batterjee Medical College'' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=317092)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:''Mall of Arabia'',Mixed Use (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=441391)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:''CHINA TOWN'',Com (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=441228)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:''Central Park'',Mall,Office,Res. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=428311)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:''Omnia Center'',Com. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=417147)
#UNDER C-Jeddah:"Al-Andalus Mall",Mall & Towers. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=416068)

APPROVED

#APPROVED-Jeddah:''hills community'' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=348615)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:"Lamar Towers",65F,58F,13F,Mixed-use. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=444461)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:''Jeddah Port Expansion" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=429463)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:''Fahd Crown'' 10F,Hotel. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=417157)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:"SREDCO Tower",20F,COM. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=201977)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:"SREDCO Residential Tower",50F. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=405021)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:''Business Village'' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=302382)
#APPROVED-Jeddah:''Park Hotel'' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=198136)

PROPOSED

#PROPOSED-Jeddah:"Kurnaish Towers"/"Sultan Tower" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385435)
#PROPOSED-Jeddah:''OIC HEADQUARTERS'' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=296814)
#PROPOSED-Jeddah:"Corniche High Rise". (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=417143)
#PROPOSED-Jeddah:"Jeddah Riviera Center" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=399653)

ON HOLD/CANCELLED

#ON HOLD-Jeddah:"Golden Towers",35F. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=327591)
#ON HOLD-Jeddah:"Nkheel Project",30 Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=297871)
#ON HOLD-Jeddah:''UNKNOWN TOWER'' in Tahlia. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=425671)
#ON HOLD-Jeddah:"Al Bundoquia Islands". (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=204155)

everyone should make a list for all projects in the city you live we will be groubs each one for city......pls Tonnerre,huit,YeMeNi_guy,Riyadhi,Mr Grosso,vc15nets,HiJazzey,vue more and all other saudi Members we need Cooperating:)

^ I'm not in Saudi Arabia but am willing to help with anything I can!

Btw, did anyone saw a news report on KAEC on CNN's Inside Middle East? It was pretty detailed... and after seeing it, I'm pretty hopeful and excited that it'll go a long way in helping KSA's economy!

Is it true that women are not allowed to drive cars and pushbikes in Saudi arabia because men there think they are superiror, also can womens get educated and vote in saudi arabia because none are in education in there

women in saudi arabia can do everything excipt driving cars

ok huit nop problem :)

asif iqbal
belive me women in saudi arabai the most lucky in the world.

Btw, did anyone saw a news report on KAEC on CNN's Inside Middle East? It was pretty detailed... and after seeing it, I'm pretty hopeful and excited that it'll go a long way in helping KSA's economy!

I haven't seen it. When did they air it?

It was around 5:00 PM Saudi Time. You might want to check out CNN's schedule for today, they might re-telecast today's Inside Middle East.
They showed quite a few more renderings/animations of the project and the interviews of SAGIA and Emaar's chairmen. According to the news report, the work is going on at a pretty fast pace!

Is it true that women are not allowed to drive cars and pushbikes in Saudi arabia because men there think they are superiror, also can womens get educated and vote in saudi arabia because none are in education in there

I suggest you stop watching Fox News from now on...

i will try to record that program to avi code and upload it to youtube

i found it we dont need to record it here the link look in right list below (Watch the show) you see (Nic Robertson reports on the vision of a brand new Saudi city)
http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/middle.east/

^^ That's the one! Thank you SG! :)

Have a look at this one as well, not sure if someone has posted this before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9r1PFWDMdU

I like the idea of three new sub-forums! Pictures, Projects and Bashka are perfect! Who's idea was this? He/She should be commended!

^^that was Bahraini Spirit but someone should move all thread for the right sub forums

thanks for all mods who work with us:)

hmmmmm...
dont you think that it's too early to have sub fourms? I mean we don't have much threads anyways!

yap you are right Riyadhi but that will make find thread easer and keep it arranged!

finally, some subforums :banana:

Congrats Saudi forumers for the new sub-forums. Keep the good work always up. :cheers: :banana:

we should change the name of this thread

^^like what hmmmm general topics?

anyway guys i realy fell in love with these masterpiece HP Pavilion HDX a.k.a "The Dragon":cry: :cry: :cry:

Full size (http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/22521.jpg)
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Full Size (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/05/hp-pavilion-hdx-3.jpg)
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Following are the specs of the HDX:

* Processor: Intel Centrino Duo processor technology featuring, T7700 2.4GHz processor
* Screen: 20.1" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display (1680
(1680 x 1050)
* Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB GDDR3 (dedicated) and up to 2048MB Total Available Graphics Memory
* Memory: Up to 4096MB (4GB) DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* Hard Drive: 400GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive Dual HDD - 200GB x 2(SATA)
* Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection & Bluetooth
* Optical Drive: HD DVD ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW
* Ports: 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 2 Headphone out, 1 w/Side Digital Audio, 1 microphone-in, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA (15-pin), 1 eSata, 1 TV-Out (S-video), 1 RJ -45 (LAN), 1 Expansion Port 3, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin), 1 Consumer IR (Remote Receiver), Native External Speaker Configurations Ports, SPDIF, Rear, Center/Sub, Front, Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner: NTSC/ATSC, Input, Blaster (IR emitter), Stereo Audio Input
* Digital Media: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* Slots: ExpressCard 54
* Dimensions: 18.7" (L) x 13.4" (W) x 2.3" (H)
* Weight: 15.5 lbs

The dedicated graphics card performance from the ATI 2600 is a bit of a mystery in terms of the performance we can expect, the assumption is that it's on part with say an Nvidia Go 7900 graphics card and will of course support DX 10 graphics.

Pricing will start at $2,999 for the HDX and availability will start in the summer, at around the end of June.

After two days of dealing with sub-forums, I gotta say, I miss the non-subforums one! :)

SG, that looks like a pretty neat laptop. Although the specs justify the price but it is still very expensive.