Camel on a truck

April 16th 2009
I was told before leaving that there would be no need to drive in Saudi. All my transportation would be provided, and besides -getting a drivers license would take an act of Congress (or should I say an edict from the King). And while I am looking for the best in the country I am visiting, in the area of automobile safety, Saudi has much work to do. I had a two-day workshop in Jabail, 65 m ... read more

Middle East » Saudi Arabia » Dhahran

In 1902, ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian Peninsula. A son of ABD AL-AZIZ rules the country today, and the country's Basic Law stipulates that the throne shall remain in the ... ... read more

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Bob Toohey

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I will be in Saudi Arabia from March 31st until May 6th on a consulting project located in Dhahran in the Eastern Provence of Saudi Arabia. My only other international travel to date was a weekend in Victoria, Canada--180 miles from my home in the Puget Sound Scroll down on this page to see my blog entries. Click the link below to see the entire blog entry (with a larger font). To see photos that are larger: 1. Be sure to click on the View Full Story link after each entry. Then you can navigate to another entry with the Previous and Next links. 2. Double click a... full info

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