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  Jubail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jubail (Arabic: "الجبيل" Al Jubayl), is a city in the Eastern province on the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia.
Its full name is Madīnat al Jubayl aş Şinā`īyah (Jubail Industrial City).
In 1975, along with Yanbu' al Bahr, it was designated as a new industrial city by the Saudi government, and has seen rapid expansion and industrialisation since.
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One Gulf War incident at Al Jubayl in Saudi Arabia illuminates the reality of such menaces to the planned projection of U.S. forces, and the need to address the antiaccess threat.
Al Jubayl has one of the largest commercial piers in the world (more than a mile long), with extensive space to stage military forces.
In addition, although Al Jubayl was well publicized as a major logistics port, the Iraqis had not previously conducted a missile attack against it.
www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,NI_Scuds_1202,00.html   (2078 words)

  
 NARRATIVE (An acronym listing/glossary is at Tab A)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia is the largest of eight "planned" industrial cities, designed to take advantage of Saudi Arabia’s vast oil resources.
Al Jubayl City consists of an industrial zone and port facilities, (Figure 3).
The industrial zone of Al Jubayl is a nine kilometer by nine kilometer area, located approximately five kilometers inland from the Persian Gulf coast.
www.gulflink.osd.mil /aljubayl/n10_s02.htm   (449 words)

  
 CASE HISTORY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRING AT THE PORT CITY OF AL JUBAYL, SAUDI ARABIA DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
The missile was an Al Hussein variant of the SCUD missile.
To provide as clear a picture as possible of Al Jubayl and the surrounding area, the last section of this case narrative is devoted to discussing Al Jubayl's environment.
Despite Al Jubayl's heavy industrialization, studies have confirmed that the Saudi Arabian Government had stringent environmental standards in place long before the commencement of ODS/DS.
www.gulflink.osd.mil /aljubayl/n10_s01.htm   (1238 words)

  
 Al Jubayl - TheBestLinks.com - Jubail, Persian Gulf, 1975, Saudi Arabia, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Al Jubayl, also known as Jubail, is a city in Ash Sharqiyah province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia.
www.thebestlinks.com /Jubail.html   (124 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: DoD News Briefing, Subject: Gulf War Illness, Wednesday, August 13,
You may recall that Al Jubayl is a port and planned industrial development city that is about 90 miles north of Dhahran.
Al Jubayl is a smaller location, but it has been planned for industrial development.
A loud noise was reported after air raid sirens had gone off in Al Jubayl, and the individuals who were called to general quarters by the air raid sirens went into MOPP 4.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/usa/1997/t08151997_t0813gwi.html   (4010 words)

  
 Review - Jan 00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Al Jubayl is a port on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia.
The Officer Commanding 66 Sqn RCT, who were located to the north of Al Jubayl, recalls that one of their NAIADs sounded and that there were droplets on the one-colour detector paper on the arm of the NBC suit worn by one of his chemical sentries.
Al Jubayl was some 200 km from the nearest point on the Kuwaiti border, and some 370 km from the nearest point on the Iraqi border.
www.mod.uk /issues/gulfwar/info/events/jubayl.htm   (14407 words)

  
 The Environment and the 1991 Persian Gulf War
The spill had a severe impact on the coastal area surrounding Madinat al Jubayl as Sinaiyah, the major industrial and population center newly planned and built by the Saudi government.
The spill threatened industrial facilities in Al Jubayl because of the seawater cooling system for primary industries and threatened the supply of potable water produced by seawater-fed desalination plants.
The Al Jubayl community harbor and Abu Ali Island, which juts into the gulf immediately north of Al Jubayl, experienced the greatest pollution, with the main effect of the spill concentrated in mangrove areas and shrimp grounds.
www.parstimes.com /environment/persian_gulf_war_environment.html   (537 words)

  
 Section 2
Also included is a short history of Al Jubayl, a discussion of the local environment in which military personnel lived and worked, and a synopsis of medical studies involving Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 who reported experiencing post-war medical problems.
We have assessed the likelihood that chemical warfare agents were present in Al Jubayl during the morning of January 19, 1991, as Unlikely.
We have assessed the likelihood that chemical warfare agents were present in Al Jubayl during the evening-early morning of January 20-21, 1991, as Unlikely.
www.gulflink.osd.mil /al_jub_ii/al_jub_ii_s02.htm   (2249 words)

  
 .::: Discover... Saudi Arabia - City Profile :::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Al Jubail, industrial city and port city in Saudi Arabia, located in Ash Sharqiyah Province on the Persian Gulf coast, 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Ad Dammam.
A planned industrial city, Al Jubayl contains an oil refinery, a steel mill, and one of the world's largest desalination plants, which also generates electric power.
Al Jubayl is one of Saudi Arabia's most important ports.
www.superiortourism.com /CityProfile.asp?PickCity=Jubail   (274 words)

  
 al-Jubayl --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Perhaps the best-known gangster of all time, Al “Scarface” Capone was the most powerful mob boss of his era.
He dominated organized crime in the Chicago area from 1925 until 1931, when he was imprisoned for federal income tax evasion.
Outlines the major subjects in the book, and asserts that it may be used as an authority in ijtihadat.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9044064?tocId=9044064   (779 words)

  
 Mold-Help.org: Mycotoxins and Gulf War illness: A possible
Victims of the Al Jubayl attack reported an immediate itching and burning sensation on exposed areas of skin, followed by the formation of small blisters after a delay of several hours, as well as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and lassitude.
Shortly after the Al Jubayl attack, Harold Jerome Edwards, the chemical NCO with the Air Detachment of the 24th Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, detected blister agent (e.g., mustard gas or lewisite) in the air using M-256 kits, disposable "chemical labs on a card" that are considered highly reliable.
Third, it is possible that the Iraqis used a mixed-agent attack against Al Jubayl involving a "cocktail" of dusty mustard and a crude extract of mycotoxins (trichothecenes and/or aflatoxin).
mold-help.org /content/view/212   (8265 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Saudi Arabia - Manufacturing in Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Information Resource
The commission was given authority to plan, construct, manage, and operate the infrastructure needed to support the basic industries the government intended to build and to satisfy the community needs of the work force employed in these industries.
By 1990 there were sixteen primary industries, forty-six secondary enterprises, and approximately 100 support and light industrial units at Al Jubayl.
Al Jubayl benefited from the massive petrochemical projects of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), but both saw substantial growth during the 1980s.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia71.html   (1698 words)

  
 Ain-Al-Yaqeen - March 12, 2004 - Article 3
The Cabinet stressed the necessity of activating a joint Arab action and pursuing the achievement of the League's full potential to confront the challenges faced by the Arab nation along with the accelerating developments of events at regional and international arenas.
The Omani side was chaired by Major General Mohammed Ibn Abdullah Al Rayami, Assistant General Supervisor of the Police and the Saudi side was presided over by Staff General Talal Ibn Mohsen Al Anqawi, Director General of the borders Guard.
During the meeting issues of mutual interests were discussed and the two delegations issued a number of resolutions, specified the work mechanism to implement the resolutions and both sides agreed on continuing their contacts for the benefit of each countries and people.
www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20040312/feat3en.htm   (3037 words)

  
 Follow up Report on Standards for Adjudication Claims
Al Jubayl servicemembers were determined by DOD to have been physically located in the vicinity of Al Jubayl during the Gulf War.
The percentage of Aljubayl servicemembers who were granted service-connected compensation benefits based on undiagnosed illnesses was 68 times hgher(1.42% for Al Jubayl) than Theater servicemembers (0.02%) Because the number of veterans in the AlJubayl group is relatively small, the significance of this difference is not clear.
Further study is needed to examine the relationship between possible exposure to toxic substances at Khamisiyah,AL Jubayl and undiagnosed illnesses which may merit VA Compensation.
members.aol.com /vetscenter/followup.htm   (2877 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Saudi Arabia
Historically, road networks have been centered in Al Ḩijāz, connecting the pilgrimage sites of Mecca and Medina with the port of Jiddah.
Motor vehicle use is widespread, and buses and taxis travel the country’s intercity highways.
Major port facilities are located in Jiddah, Ad Dammām, and Al Jubayl.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575422_7/Saudi_Arabia.html   (743 words)

  
 Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine: 'Scuds Against Al Jubayl?' by Adam V. Siegel
In February 1991, a single Iraqi Scud splashed harmlessly into the waters of the Arabian Gulf 150 meters from the massive commercial pier at Al Jubayl in Saudi Arabia.
The Iraqis had biological and chemical munitions available that they did not use during the war.
For an analysis of the potential impact of weapons of mass destruction attacks on Al Jubayl and Ad Damman, see Greg Weaver and J. David Glaes, Inviting Disaster: How Weapons of Mass Destruction Undermine U.S. Strategy for Projecting Military Power (McLean, VA: AMCODA, 1997).
www.usni.org /Proceedings/Articles02/PROsiegel12.htm   (2112 words)

  
 DoD News: Gulf War Al Jubayl Case Narrative Update Released
The analysis of information obtained during the latest investigation of the "loud noise" event, which occurred on Jan. 19, 1991, shows that an Iraqi attack against Al Jubayl was definitely not the cause for the loud noise.
However, investigators from the Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses still cannot identify the source of a white cloud that was reported during the loud noise event or what caused some Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 to experience a burning sensation on their skin.
The "Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia" case narrative, along with the documentary evidence and personal interviews, is posted on the GulfLINK at http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/al_jub_ii.
www.dod.gov /releases/2001/b02222001_bt075-01.html   (381 words)

  
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Bint Jubayl hadirat Jabal 'Amil : Bint Jubayl bayna al-madi wa-al-hadir : al-tatawwurat al-siyasiyah, wa-al-ijtima'iyah, wa-al-iqtisadiyah, wa-al-thaqafiyah / al-mu'allif, Mustafa Bazzi.
Bint Jubayl ('Amil mountains, Lebanon); intellectual life; shiites; Lebanon; history.
Silsilat nadawat "al-Multaqa al-Thaqafi" al-mawsu'iyah / al-isdar al-Multaqa al-Thaqafi fi Jubayl ; al-ishraf wa-al-tahqiq wa-al-taqdim Jurj Antuniyus Turbayh.
www.lib.virginia.edu /area-studies/MiddleEast/Cairo/1999/l99-024   (603 words)

  
 Al Jubayl - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Al Jubayl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Al Jubayl - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Al Jubayl.
Here you will find more informations about Al Jubayl.
The orginal Al Jubayl article can be editet
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Al-Jubayl.html   (124 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: AL JUBAYL, SCUD PIECE CASE NARRATIVES RELEASED
One narrative is a case history of three events occuring at the port city of Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.
Considering all available evidence to date, the narratives conclude that there was "definitely not" chemical warfare agents present in two of the Al Jubayl events and that it was "unlikely" chemical warfare agents were present in the third Al Jubayl event or on the SCUD piece.
"These are interim reports about what we currently know about the certain events at Al Jubayl and about the analysis of a reported SCUD piece." Other narratives about key events and issues surrounding the Gulf War experience are being prepared and will be released as soon as they are completed.
www.defenselink.mil /releases/1997/b08131997_bt428-97.html   (375 words)

  
 Gulf War Veterans Information System
Al Jubayl - SC 10% UDX Illness, Receiving Compensation or Pension
Al Jubayl - SC 0% UDX Illness, Receiving Compensation or Pension
This is a sample of the "drill-down" capability utilzing hyperlinks for each diagnostic code from the SC UDX Condition Count report.
home.att.net /~vetcenter/va-stats.htm   (2949 words)

  
 Al Jubayl Vacations, Vacation Packages, Vacation
The Lebanese restaurant, Al Diwan, offers all the Specialities and Mezzeh of the authentic Lebanese Cuisine.
Every Thursday Night, a barbecue is held by the Beach, and on Friday a Superb Bruch awaits the guests.
Al Tuwayah Coffee Shop offers a variery of Theme Noghts: Italian, Asian and Sea Food.
www.gocheap.com /saudi-arabia/al-jubayl-vacations.html   (147 words)

  
 Nabataean Travel: Arab Gulf
The ancient settlement of Al Jubayl was a port and fishing village built around a small oasis fed by two springs.
In 1975 King Khalid established the Royal Commission for Al Jubayl and Yanbu' al Bahr, with the goal of creating two industrial cities—one on the Persian Gulf and one on the Red Sea—that would help Saudi Arabia diversify its economy and lessen dependence on oil exports.
Construction began in 1977, and by the early 1980s Al Jubayl had become the largest construction project in the world, and any hope of tracing ancient Gerrha has now disapeared.
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 DoD News: DoD Release Reaffirms Assessments Made on Events at Al Jubayl
The Department of Defense released today the final version of its "Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia" case narrative.
The report, first published in August 1997 and again in February 2001, centers on three main occurrences known as the "loud noise" event, the Scud impact event and the purple T-shirt event.
The final "Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia" case narrative, along with the all other publications produced by the special assistant is posted on the GulfLINK Internet site at http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/al_jub_iii/.
www.defenselink.mil /releases/2001/b10302001_bt551-01.html   (196 words)

  
 Map of Al Jubayl Industrial City, , Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia | Multimap.com
Map of Al Jubayl Industrial City,, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Map of Al Jubayl Industrial City,, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
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Jubayl is in Saudi Arabia, and has a population of 193,900.
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 Yanbu' al Bahr - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Yanbu' al Bahr (arabic: ينبع البحر "spring by the sea"), also known simply as Yanbu, Yambo, or Yenbo, is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia.
Yanbu served as a supply and operational base for Arab and British forces fighting the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
It remained a small port town until 1975, when the Saudi government designated it as one of the country's two new industrial centres (the other being Al Jubayl on the Persian Gulf).
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Yembo   (260 words)

  
 XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS
Serial 3 of 82d Airborne Division convoy to Al Jubayl departs Dhahran.
Serial 1 of 2d Battalion, 325th Infantry, convoy departs for assembly area at Al Jubayl.
Aviation Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, establishes forward operating base at Al Jubayl Airport (UK 415925) with a task force consisting of four AH-64 Apaches, two OH-58D Kiowas, 1 OH-58C Kiowa, and one UH-60A Blackhawk.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/CHRONOS/aug90.htm   (3183 words)

  
 Iraqi Resistance Report 1/23 2005
Then in the last two months the territory controlled by the Resistance was reduced to 2km from north to sount and 4.5km east to west.
At 3pm Sunday the last of the jihadi detachments left al Fallujah via the city embankment and the Euphrates River with all their weapons, indeed with more, since the Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent saw hundreds of American weapons being carried by the Resistance fighters on their shoulders.
Yet the southern neighborhoods that had been controlled by the Resistance still had no American presence when the correspondent wrote up his report (posted at 8:40pm Mecca time).
www.neravt.com /left/resistance0123-05.html   (2109 words)

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