achieved positive year-on-year growth. Moreover‚ the furniture consumption is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 12% during 2011-2013‚ making the Kingdom one of the most attractive furniture markets in the Middle East. Currently‚ the Saudi Arabian furniture industry is witnessing a huge demand-supply gap due to massive in-efficient and underdeveloped wood products industry. Domestic manufacturers are facing shortage of furniture raw material and parts and hence huge imports become inevitable
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were not given permission by the males in their households to work with men. The main thing that distinguished English women from Arabian ones was their religion. Arabian women were Muslims‚ whereas English were Christians. In Islam‚ women are not to work with men or get education in the same schools as men‚ whereas Christianity permitted women to do either. Some Arabian men did not allowed their women to go to school at all. Thus‚ by having women getting a decent education in England and working in
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located in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Doing business in the Middle East entails that one be respectful and sensitive to the dominant Arab culture that transcends borders in this region of the world. This means that one must be cognizant of the fact that “when it comes to business etiquette... in the Arab world... you have to respect that you are in a Muslim country” (LyLDL 1). Islam is the dominant religion in the Middle East and North Africa and Saudi Arabians adhere to a very strict interpretation
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GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST: Middle East is one of the smallest regions in the world and has an area of 2‚780‚000 square miles and a population of 366 million as of the year 2004 (www.ce.byu.edu). The countries of this region lie towards the South-West of Asia and towards the North-Eastern part of Africa. The Middle East consists of: 1. Asian part of Turkey 2. Syria 3. Lebanon 4. Israel 5. Jordan 6. Iraq 7. Iran 8. Saudi Arabia 9. Yemen 10. Oman 11. Qatar 12. Bahrain 13
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location; the political‚ social and religious life; pre-islamic literature‚ rituals of the Ka ’ba and the role of Women have shaped the understanding of Islam. The term ’Jahiliyyah ’ means the period of ignorance or barbarism; reflecting the Arabian culture before the birth of Muhammad(Mvumbi‚ 2010). The concept reflects the period in which Arabia had no dispensation‚ no knowledge of Allah or one God and no revealed sacred text (Hitti‚ 1987). The Jahiliyyah represents a cultural milestone‚ as
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Questions: a. What is the legal basis or provision for the discrimination that Kern is alleging? Allegation that he was discriminated against on the account of his religious persuasion and not a Saudi Arabian national? b. What defense would Dynalectron (the defendant) use? Defence” The relationship between wade & Dynalectron was governed purely by the laws of contract which encompasses both common law principlesof offer& acceptance by both parties. Wade voluntarily entered into
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Effects Of Geotourism In AL-Janadriyah AL-Janadriyah town it is one of the great places in my country the tourist usually visit it to see our unique old arabian life in arabian peninsula .But there are possible effect of geotourism in AL-Janadriyah include the lack of the touristic Ads about the place and the time for the visit. one possible effect in geotourism in AL-Janadriyah town is the lack of ads about the the place‚actually for long time this place was forgotten
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National Competitiveness Center NCC Annual Report of FDI INTO SAUDI ARABIA 2011 Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) 12/11/2011 Page 1 of 4 National Competitiveness Center NCC 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 KSA : FDI Inflow & Stock 2005-2010 (Billions of dollars) Inflow Stock 110.1 73.5 50.7 33.5 12.1 2005 17.1 2006 22.8 36.5 32.0 142.4 170.4 28.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 KSA : FDI No. of Companies and Establishments 2000 - 2010 Green field
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The Silk Road was a major pre-modern trade route‚ which linked the east with the west along a major land route and by land-based methods of transportation. The overarching connection with historical kingdoms and empires is traditionally based on the movement of silk and other luxury goods from China to the Roman Empire and throughout the Mediterranean. The effect of this trade brought about a major internationalization of trading partnerships with China‚ India‚ and other nations that would connect
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Arabia A. Geographic Characteristic Analysis Currency: Saudi Riyal (US$1 = SR3.745) Area: 2‚149‚690 Square Kilometers Location: Saudi Arabia‚ the largest country in the Middle East‚ occupies the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula and borders on both the Persian (Arabian) Gulf and the Red Sea. It faces Iran across the Gulf and borders Qatar and United Arab Emirates to the east‚ and Egypt‚ Sudan and Eritrea across the Red Sea to the west. In the south‚ it borders on Yemen and Oman. Its most
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