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Travel Guides and General Information

• Lonely Planet – http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/saudi_arabia/
  • The best of the online guides, written to Lonely Planet's usual high standards. (Also see the Books page for the Lonely Planet Guide to the Middle East.)
• Saudia-Online – http://www.saudia-online.com/
  • A portal with lots of information about Saudi Arabia, including: News • Travel • Customs Regulations • Weather • Exchange rates
  • Plus: Free email address • Chat • Message boards • Classified ads • Links to more sites

Newspapers

• Arab News – http://www.arabnews.com/
  • Online version of a daily English-language paper, published in Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Gazette – http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/
  • Another English-language newspaper, back online after a break, but now not working in most browsers. OK in Explorer, but not Netscape, Mozilla, Opera or Flock, the new experimental browser. May take a while to load even using Explorer.

Government Sites

• The Religion of Islam – http://www.iad.org/
  • From the Saudi Islamic Affairs Department.
• Saudi Ministry of Information – http://www.saudinf.com/
  • Lots of information on Saudi Arabia and its history.
  • A very interesting page for anyone wanting to understand the official Saudi viewpoint.
• The Saudi Embassy, Washington – http://www.saudiembassy.net/
  • Information about Saudi Arabia, plus audio and video clips (RealPlayer required).
• Central Intelligence Agency – http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sa.html
• The Saudi section of the CIA's World Factbook.

Clubs and Recreation

• Expats in Saudi Arabia – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/expatsinsaudiarabia/
  • Yahoo group for expats living and working in Saudi Arabia.
• Youth Hostels – http://www.sayha.org/index2-e.html
  • The Saudi Arabian Youth Hostels Association.
• Online Shopping for Islamic Clothes, Jewellery, etc – http://www.desertstore.com/
  • An online shop, based in Jeddah, selling Islamic clothes for men and women, jewellery, daggers, rugs and other woven items, plus household and decorative items and horse costumes.

Cities Where Teachers Have Worked

• Jubail – http://www.rcjy.gov.sa/portal/
  • In the Eastern Province. Website of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. Click on the word English at the top left. When last checked only Yanbu available.
• Yanbu – http://www.rcjy.gov.sa/portal/
  • On the Red Sea coast. Website of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. Click on the word English at the top left.

Organizations Where Teachers Have Worked

• King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) – http://www.kacst.edu.sa/en/Default.asp
  • A research and teaching institute in Riyadh.
• SABIC – http://www.sabic.com/
  • Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is one of the biggest companies in Saudi Arabia.
• Yanbu Industrial College – http://www.yic.edu.sa/
  • A college for technicians, on the Red Sea coast.

Plane and Bus Schedules

• Saudi Arabian Airlines – http://www.saudiairlines.com/
  • International and domestic schedules for the Saudi national carrier, often just called Saudia, and other information, for example on how to order special meals.
• Saptco – http://www.saptco.com.sa/default.asp
  • Timetables for the comfortable air-conditioned buses operated between major cities by the Saudi national bus company. Also details of international routes to Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, and of the urban services which it runs in nine cities.