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Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Al Saud, wearing a thawb. The official national dress in Saudi Arabia is the thawb for men, and the abaya for women. [1] The dress code in Saudi Arabia recommends citizens to wear the official Saudi national dress when visiting government offices and agencies.
Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia.Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the 12th-largest in the world. [15]
Saudi Arabia has a family-oriented culture; [43] the family in Saudi Arabia is the most important social institution, so the bonds are strong between their members. Key aspects include the concepts of obedience and mutual respect, [ 44 ] in addition to preserving family traditions and kinship ties.
The Saudi Arabian Royal Guard (Arabic: الحرس الملكي السعودي, romanized: Al-Ḥars al-Malakī as-Suʿūdī) is a unit in the Saudi military forces. Originally an independent military force, the Royal Guards were incorporated into the Armed Forces since its inception until 1953.
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), also known as MBS or MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, [1] formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Al Yamamah Palace (Arabic: قصر اليمامة) is the official workplace and residence of the King of Saudi Arabia and the seat of the royal court since 1988. [1] [2] Named after the historic al-Yamama region, [3] the palace is located in the al-Hada district of northwestern Riyadh and was built in 1988 during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz.
Al Waleed bin Talal was born in Jeddah on 7 March 1955 [22] [23] to Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz and Mona El Solh. [24] [25] His father was Saudi Arabia's finance minister during the early 1960s, [26] before he went into exile due to his advocacy for political reform. [27]
A central part of the Al Yamamah deal was the sale of Tornado fighters to the Royal Saudi Air Force.. Al Yamamah (Arabic: اليمامة, lit. 'The Dove') is the name of a series of record arms sales by the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, paid for by the delivery of up to 600,000 barrels (95,000 m 3) of crude oil per day to the British government. [1]