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"Alexandria, Egypt, 11 January 2005—The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has received a valuable donation from the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Sohair Wastawy, Head of the Library Sector, announced that the donation is of high intellectual and scientific value as it comprises a collection of books, journals and catalogs ...
Their catalog includes more than 64 books on the life of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, as well as translations and interpretations of the Qur’an and other Islamic literature in 29 languages. One of their significant achievements is the translation of the six Sahih Hadith books into English, which comprises 38 volumes and a total of 20,780 pages.
Jarir Marketing Company (Arabic: شركة جرير للتسويق), also known as Jarir Bookstore (Arabic: مكتبة جرير), is a Saudi Arabian establishment founded by Abdulrahman Nasser Al-Agil. Currently, [when?] Jarir has a paid-up capital of SR 1.20 Billion. Jarir’s headquarters is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [2]
The endowed libraries in Saudi Arabia, are overseen by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance. The most prominent is the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Al-Madinah , which holds more than 14,000 original manuscripts , 1,878 Qur’anic manuscripts, 25,000 rare books , and approximately 9,000 databases. [ 11 ]
The library was established in 1990 [3] and is based in Riyadh. [4] Among its special collections are the libraries of Ihsan Abbas, Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abd al Aziz al Mani, Sheikh Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Khamis, Sheikh Uthman Ibn Hamad al Haqil, Sheikh Muhammad Husayn Zaydan, Fawzan Ibn Abd al Aziz al Fawzan, Yusuf Ibrahim al Sallum, Muhammad Musa al Salim, Sheikh Muhammad Mansur al Shaqha ...
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The group mainly publishes, prints and distributes various publications. [5] The company operates in Saudi Arabia where there are no independent media. [6] The company has close ties to the Mohammed bin Salman government in Saudi Arabia. [6] King Salman's sons have chaired the company. [4]
In the 1990s there were about twenty-five magazines and periodicals in Saudi Arabia. [1] Editions of some international magazines, including Marie Claire and Madame Figaro, are also published in the country. [2] The Arabic edition of Madame Figaro was started in 2009. [3]