Reuters does Riyadh. If you want to read more about what to do and where to go in the Saudi capital, please refer to the Riyadh favorites category on this blog. gulfnews: “A Saudi groom cancelled his wedding ceremony at the last minute after the bride’s father insisted on getting half of his daughter’s salary [...]
Category Archives: Riyadh Favourites
48+ hours in Riyadh, crazy fathers, Khalid Alnowaiser, Saudi Starbucks
Friday, January 7, 2011 – 17:23
Riyadh Metro
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 – 22:08
Driving my car in King Fahad Road the other day, I was listening to MBC-FM’s Rana al-Qassim. The blabbering radio host has come to be associated in my mind with her overuse of the brotherly salutation “akhoi,” an attempt to deter the sexual advances of drooling Saudi callers, I suppose. Although I think her “akhoi” [...]
Qaym Redesigns
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 – 2:00
It has been a year since I wrote about Qaym, the user-generated restaurant reviews website founded by my friend Jihad al-Ammar. I was invited to a press conference last night where Qaym announced launching a new design and new interesting features. Jihad said the website has enjoyed a steady growth over the past year and [...]
Two Places
Sunday, March 1, 2009 – 14:51
I wish we have places like these in Riyadh: T-Marbouta is a cafe in Beirut that I visited when I was in Lebanon last year. Located in Pavilion St. of Hamra, this place offers something different than what you can usually find in other cafes in the city. With its little library and weekly events [...]
Comedy Night in Riyadh
Thursday, November 13, 2008 – 1:51
It is often said that in Riyadh people either pray or shop, and other than that not much is going on here. Tomorrow, however, will be an exception: Smile Productions are presenting a night of live stand up comedy performance, featuring Steve Gribbin and Kiven Bridges from the Comedy Story in London. The show will [...]
Qaym
Monday, April 7, 2008 – 4:41
Qaym is a website for user-generated restaurant reviews based on social rating. The idea behind it may sound simple, but the execution is excellent and the result is great. My friend and fellow blogger Jihad al-Ammar began working on this project last year, and I was one of the lucky beta testers who had to [...]
Riyadh International Book Fair: Could Be Better
Sunday, March 9, 2008 – 17:33
After my past experiences at Riyadh International Book Fair, and considering that I have recently visited Beirut and Cairo, you can expect that I’m not so enthusiastic about our annual cultural bonanza this year. The truth is, organizing this event for the first time in 2006 was a bold move by the Ministry of Information [...]
For the Love of Pasta
Monday, November 5, 2007 – 21:34
This should go well with the King’s visit to Italy today, but I swear it’s just a coincidence :-) but first I need to ask: is there that many Italian restaurants in Riyadh? I don’t know but I don’t think that I have seen many of them. But if you were craving pasta there are [...]
