Three days ago, a suicide attack was carried out during the Friday prayer at a mosque in the village of Al-Qadeeh in eastern Saudi Arabia. ...

Qatif City is located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It lies on 50 N, and 26 E. Qatif is 20 ...

If you are lucky to visit the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, wandering around its big cities, Dammam and Al Khobar, you will certainly go ...

Qatif or Al-Qatif (also spelled Qateef or Al-Qateef is a historic, coastal oasis region located on the western shore of the Persian Gulf in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf ...

Tarut is a historic small island, which is located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf and it has survived for thousands of years. Tarut Island passed through several civilizations and was part of many empires and nations. Many of its antiquities are still being discovered. ...

Qatif or Al-Qatif -- also spelled Qateef or Al-Qateef -- is one of the largest and oldest oases in the world, dating back to 3,500 BC in the late Bronze Age, famous for its springs and palm trees and the large Shi’i community that has caused much tension located on ...

Situated three kilometers inland from the city of Saihat in Qatif Oasis is a large fossilized sand dune known as «jebal Qurain», but which in past time was apparently called Muraikabat. The reason for the variance in names is not known. It is prominent landscape featured rising over 40 feet ...

In the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the malaria-spreading habits of the mosquito Anopheles stephensi have been greatly curtailed by Saudi Arab Government and Aramco medical teamwork. Dr. Robert Peffly, Aramco entomologist, peered into the microscope and put it into focus. Then he motioned to his visitor. "Take a look—there she is." And, ...

At the Family Issue Store at Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, an American woman, wife of an Aramco employee, pushes her cart into the vegetable section. Before her, on clean, refrigerated display counters, are many of the vegetables she might shop for in a supermarket back in the United States - ...

The fact that Qatif Oasis had a prominent presence in the Persian Gulf region can be easily seen from the first look at the above map, which dates back to 1606 and was presented at the Museum of Amsterdam. The map is 46 cm wide, 37 cm in height and ...

Pre-History Because of its strategic position, and because of its wealth of dates, palm-trees and pearls, the area was a favorable place for immigration. Also many emigrant waves originated from this area. Those emigrants included Caledonians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites, and Phoenicians. The land of Qatif was inhabited since the Stone Age. In ...

It’s 5 thousand years old… Located in Tarut… and a Concern for Tourists Tarut Castle Became one of Hereditable Symbols that Attract Tourists in the Eastern Region One of the most important historical and hereditable locations on the Gulf Sea coast is the famous Tarut castle which is still fighting nature’s roughness, ...

Qatif Wells from the Riddle of their Presence to the Secret of their Oblivion Between the palm trees and green plants that attach together to cover the sunlight, and near the Gulf Sea coast in Qatif oasis, a group of natural wellheads are located. Although history couldn’t track their builders but ...

Qatif is a historic coastal city and oasis located on the western shore of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The history of Qatif dates back to 3500 BC in the late Bronze Age. It was known by other names, such as the most famous ...