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In the News (Tue 14 Feb 12)

  
  Buraydah
In Buraydah, agriculture is still the cornerstone of the economy.
Buraydah has good road connections with other urban centres of Saudi Arabia.
For long, the two settlements were in control of both the export of Arab horses and the caravan trade across Arabia.
i-cias.com /e.o/buraydah.htm   (161 words)

  
 Buraydah
Situated in central Saudi Arabia, The Al Gassim region is bordered on the north by the Hayel region, on the east by Al-Zulfi, on the south by the Al-Washam region and on the west by the Al-Madinah Al Munawarrah region.
Buraydah used to be a small town that lived mainly on farming and some primitive kinds of trading.
Buraydah's three-story water tower is one of the city's tourist and aesthetic landmarks.
saudicities.com /buraydah.htm   (445 words)

  
 Like Dallas policed by the Taliban
Buraydah sits at the very heart of the Saudi kingdom, an oasis surrounded by nothing but desert for hundreds of miles in all directions.
Hatred of America as a result of its support for Israel has reached such a pitch that liberal commentators fear the country is being destabilised and that a whole new generation of potential bombers is being spawned.
I am taken to see a radical sheikh who is well known in the kingdom as a firebrand and a thorn in the side of the royal family.
www.islamawareness.net /MiddleEast/Saudi/dallas.html   (3467 words)

  
 Young Saudis Eager to Battle Americans : SF Indymedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
BURAYDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Men in Buraydah, an ultraconservative desert town, are ready to fight on Iraq's behalf and oppose American forces if their government allows them to cross the border -- much like past generations of moujahedeen, including Osama bin Laden, who traveled from the kingdom to faraway wars in Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
As television images of the war settle over an increasingly uneasy Arab public, the growing sense of anger and frustration is felt especially keenly in places such as Buraydah, which was a center of disquiet over the stationing of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Buraydah, a city of 300,000 on a desert plain that stretches for hundreds of miles around it, has produced some of Saudi Arabia's most radical clerics.
sf.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=1595327   (1181 words)

  
 frontline: in search of al qaeda: producers' dispatches from the front | PBS
Buraydah is known as one of the most conservative, most devoutly religious cities in Saudi Arabia.
The road to Buraydah stretches across a desert of sage brush and sand with camels roaming here and there, tended by Bedouin tribesman.
Unizah and neighboring Buraydah occupy an oasis in the desert where palm dates are the cash crop.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/search/behind/34.html   (862 words)

  
 Oslo and Aftermath, Ted Thornton, NMH, Northfield Mount Hermon
Buraydah was in the traditional heartland of the tribe of Saud, and so the government was unnerved.
The event came to be known as the "Buraydah Uprising." The government jailed many of the leaders including fiery preacher Safar al-Hawali and another influential preacher named Sheikh Salman al-Oudah (who was considered so dangerous he was held for five years).
In 1998, there was more trouble in Buraydah when protesters hoisted Islamic banners on the minarets of mosques to protest Saudi rule (the protest went on for 48 hours before it was put down by the National Guard).
www.nmhschool.org /tthornton/mehistorydatabase/oslo_and_aftermath.htm   (2308 words)

  
 Saudis Vote in Final Round of Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
BURAYDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi authorities extended their limited experiment in democracy to the holiest cities of Islam on Thursday with elections for some local council seats in Mecca and Medina, in the third and final round of the kingdom's first nationwide vote.
The royal family's ultimate authority will not be diluted by the election, and voters were skeptical that the House of Saud, which controls most key posts in the government, will cede much power to the elected councils.
In Buraydah, 252 candidates are contesting six seats, half of the city's council members.
www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/04/22/114303.xml   (534 words)

  
 TIME.com: Saudi Arabia in the Balance -- Page 1
If Saudi Arabia is the cradle of Islam, Buraydah, a nondescript town about 200 miles northwest of Riyadh, is the nursery of the faith's radical vanguard.
I attended afternoon prayers at Buraydah's main mosque, a new and elegant structure aglow with dozens of steel-and-glass chandeliers.
But in Buraydah, the war was being recast as a bloody confrontation between the region's three great religious civilizations.
www.time.com /time/world/article/0,8599,446944,00.html   (1258 words)

  
 frontline: in search of al qaeda: producers' dispatches | PBS
They cracked down, arresting a number of the clerics during what has popularly become known as the "Buraydah Uprising." Among those arrested was Sheikh Salman Al-Oudah, a man whose following had grown so numerous and threatening to the royal family that he was imprisoned for five years.
As mild as it was, a mere march with some fiery speeches, the "Buraydah Uprising" of 1993 was a break with tradition.
Smoking is forbidden here, as is photography of any kind, and anyone caught not on their way to the mosque during prayer times can be arrested.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/search/journey/35.html   (873 words)

  
 Evaluation of the Land Cover Features from Landsat TM over Saudi Arabia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The selected study area is centered on the city of Buraydah in Al-Qassim state, which is situated along Wadi Ar Rumah, Saudi Arabia.
The urban transportation network of Buraydah dominates the central portion of the image.
There are definitely areas of Buraydah that are clearly being affected by dune encroachment.
www.gisdevelopment.net /technology/ip/mm004_1.htm   (473 words)

  
 Buraydah, Qasîm Public Relations Firms - Publicity Firm
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 Middle East Online
RIYADH - Saudi security forces arrested a wanted militant after a shootout in which two police officers were injured, the interior ministry announced Thursday.
"A wanted member of the deviant group opened fire leading police to return fire," in a public square in Buraydah, central Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by the official Spa news agency.
The lightly injured officers were hit before overcoming the gunman and seizing a revolver and a hand grenade, he added.
www.middle-east-online.com /english/?id=11777   (175 words)

  
 Islamtoday.com - Who is Sheikh Salman?
He spent his early years in that village, and then moved to Buraydah to study.
He used to give weekly lessons for the general public in the main mosque of Buraydah as well as other lessons where he taught the commentary of the book Bulûgh al-Marâm.
`Abd Allah al-Oudah was born in 1376 A.H. He was born in the al-Basr, a village on the outskirts of the city of Buraydah in the district of al-Qasîm.
www.islamtoday.net /english/showme.cfm?cat_id=26&sub_cat_id=452   (1269 words)

  
 Al-Muraja'at
Among what he narrates is that when Buraydah came from Yemen and entered the mosque, he found a crowd standing by the room of the Prophet (pbuh).
As regarding `Ali himself, he was never to receive orders, nor to be the subject of anyone other than the Prophet himself since the inception of his mission and till his demise, peace be upon him and his progeny.
Do I not have more authority over the believers than the believers have over their own selves?' I answered: `Yes, indeed, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: `To whomsoever I am a mawla, `Ali is his mawla.'" This is quoted by al-Hakim on page 110, Vol.
www.al-islam.org /murajaat/36.htm   (1683 words)

  
 Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts - Buraydah - Welcome
The state-of-the-art meeting facilities, superb dining options and ballroom make us the first choice for national and international travellers coming to Buraydah.
A new and modern building the Moevenpick Hotel Qassim is the only internationally branded hotel in Buraydah.
The Al Massa Ballroom is the ideal place for weddings, large gatherings and major events.
www.moevenpick-hotels.com /hotels/Qassim   (77 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Saudi Forces Say 2 Leaders Of Al Qaeda Killed in Fight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Six others were captured in the desert town of Ar Rass, state TV said, citing security officials.
For nearly 48 hours, the gunmen had been barricaded inside a villa about 220 miles northwest of Riyadh and near Buraydah, an Islamic militant stronghold.
The gunmen, who were surrounded by hundreds of Saudi special forces, had a large arsenal of weapons and discharged heavy volleys of automatic-weapons fire and grenades.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A28106-2005Apr5?language=printer   (274 words)

  
 Ford Motor Company - Press Release - AL JAZIRAH VEHICLES DEDICATES FIRST EVER SHOWROOM AND SERVICE COMPLEX IN AL GASSIM
BURAYDAH, Saudi Arabia, March 16, 2003 – Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co., the Ford and Lincoln importer-dealer in Saudi Arabia, dedicated today its first ever dealership facility in Buraydah, Al Gassim area, adding the number of its presence throughout the Kingdom's Central Province, to three main dealerships.
The grand opening took place under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Faysal bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Al Gassim, in the presence of hundreds of local VIP guests and Ford Middle East officials.
The new Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies dealership facility in Buraydah (Tel: 06-382-2333) is open everyday except Fridays from 8:30am to 1:00pm and 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
media.ford.com /newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=14764   (742 words)

  
 NONCARDIAC DEFECTS IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: 14(3)
From the Departments of Pediatric Cardiology (Dr. Jaiyesimi) and Pediatrics (Dr. Ruberu), King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraydah.
During a 39-month period (August 1988 to October 1991), 320 Saudi children with CHD were prospectively studied in the Pediatric Cardiology Unit at King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Qassim Province.
Details of the patients and methods have been described in the literature.2 This present study involved those of the original 320 patients who had NCD.
www.kfshrc.edu.sa /annals/143/93010.html   (2027 words)

  
 Al Jazirah Vehicles dedicates first ever showroom and service complex in Al Gassim | Ford Middle East   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Located on King Abdul Aziz Road in Buraydah, the 7,000 square-metre facility is a fully integrated showroom (1,260m2), service and parts (2,450m2) centre under one roof, equipped to the latest Ford standards.
The service centre is manned by a team of Ford-trained technicians and incorporates 26 service bays, while the parts centre ensures round-the-clock availability of genuine Ford spare parts for customers.
The new Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies dealership facility in Buraydah is open everyday except Fridays from 8:30am to 1:00pm and 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
www.ameinfo.com /20330.html   (1019 words)

  
 King Abdullah lays the foundation stone for second phase of Qassim University
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz laid the foundation stone for a number of projects relating to the second phase of Qassim University in Buraydah today.
Estimated to cost more than SR 1 billion [$266.7 million], the projects include a 400-bed hospital as well as faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Shari’ah and Religious Principles, Engineering and Computer Science.
Prior to his visit to Buraydah, King Abdullah toured the Eastern Province to launch a variety of projects, including Hail University and Jubail Industrial City II.
www.saudiembassy.net /2006News/News/GovDetail.asp?cIndex=6310   (230 words)

  
 Buraydah, Qasîm Copywriters - Copy Writer
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 FOXNews.com - Saudis Arrest 7 Suspected Militants - U.S. & World
The violence occurred in Buraydah, a town 220 miles northwest of Riyadh (search), where police last week arrested two suspected Saudi militants and a Pakistani man.
Police forces also chased a car carrying suspected militants, who fired on a police vehicle and caused it to burst into flames, killing three security personnel, according to the TV stations.
Buraydah is a fundamentalist stronghold in the kingdom and the birthplace of Wahhabism (search) — the doctrine the Saudi royal family embraced long ago as a trade-off for its absolute power.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,131506,00.html   (498 words)

  
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 Saudi forces kill top militant - U.S. Security - MSNBC.com
Six others were captured after fierce firefights that lasted nearly 48 hours in the desert town of Rass, state TV said, citing security officials after the battle was over.
The gunmen had been holed up in the villa compound about 220 miles northwest of the capital Riyadh and near Buraydah, a known stronghold of Islamic fundamentalists.
Surrounded by hundreds of Saudi special forces, they had a large arsenal of weapons and fired heavy volleys of automatic weapons fire and grenades.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7384788   (784 words)

  
 Social Problems
Satellite Images of Environmental Change affecting Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, from the U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center.
For example, the 1986 image of Buraydah is in marked contrast to the 1976 image, in which the city can hardly be seen.
This site, maintained by the Wageningen Agricultural University in The Netherlands, contains many links and articles on the application of sociological theory and research to environmental issues as social problems.
www.abacon.com /socprobs/environment/cross.html   (102 words)

  
 Saudi forces arrest four suspects- Report -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Saudi security forces have captured four suspected rebels following raids in the cities of Madinah and Buraydah, Al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Al-Watan said one suspect was caught in Medina, 870 kilometers (540 miles) west of Riyadh, while the other three were arrested in Buraydah, 340 kilometers (210 miles) north of Riyadh.
The report did not specify whether those detained were on the kingdom’s most-wanted list, who are allegedly linked to Al Qaeda network.
www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=3103   (560 words)

  
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 Security forces arrest suspect in Buraydah
The Ministry of Interior has reported that yesterday security forces identified a wanted suspect in the city of Buraydah in Qasim Province.
When they asked him to stop, he tried to escape.
For the VISA Section please call (202) 944-3126 or send a fax to (202) 337-4084.
www.saudiembassy.net /2005News/News/NewsDetail.asp?cIndex=5268   (102 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Islamic Biography: Rabiah ibn Kab
The Prophet then sent for Buraydah ibn al-Khasib, one of the leading persons in my tribe, the Banu Asiam, and said to him: 'O Buraydah, collect a nuwat's weight in gold for Rabi'ah.
This they did and the Prophet said to me: 'Take this to them and say, this is the sadaq of your daughter.' I did so and they accepted it.
The Prophet said to Buraydah 'Collect the price of a ram for Rabi'ah.' They bought a big fat ram for me and then the Prophet told me: 'Go to Aishah and tell her to give you whatever barley she has.'
www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/rabka.html   (1771 words)

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