Editorial
Dear member of
SGBGJ,
Welcome back to Jeddah and to SGBGJ after quite a
long summer break. We hope that you all enjoyed a nice holiday and that
you are
back with plenty of energy and new ideas for interesting activities and
events
to organize in the framework of the Saudi German Business Group of
Jeddah. The
SGBGJ team is working actually very hard on plans for future events and
on the
SGBGJ Website, which is currently going online under the URL http://www.sgbg.org.sa. Members
will be
notified when all the procedures are completed and you will be able to
have
your first look at this small - for the moment - but beautifully
designed page.
We have to thank the Juffali IT Department and particularly Mr. Syed
Asim
for all his nice ideas and design work of our Website.
The Ladies Section has been very active in
planning two visits to take place before the beginning of Ramadan, both
of them
to facilities helping ladies to enhance and conserve their natural
beauty! Are you interested? So look it up quickly in the "Future
events" section of this Newsletter.
New discounts !!! Thanks to the continous
efforts of our Coordinator, Mrs. Najwa Malik, we have the pleasure to
announce
quite a few new discount offers, which will make you feel it really
worthwhile
to be a member of SGBGJ.
Future Events
For all events
mentioned below, members will receive a personal invitation in due time.
German National Day reception on 3rd of October
2004
Like
last year the reception will take place at the Enany Headquarters next
to
Laylaty Ballrooms.
Visit to the Eed Clinic for Plastic
Surgery : 10.10.2004
The SGBGJ Ladies Section will
have the pleasure to invite its members to a visit of this very well
renowned
Clinic and Dr. Mamdouh Ashy will guide us through the facility
and give
us a detailed overview on the different treatments and surgeries
carried out by
the clinic. Moreover, the Clinic is offering substantial reductions for
our members
(see the discount list in "Members corner" below).
Visit to the Soleil d'Or SPA : 12.10.2004
Once you have visited this luxuriously equipped, brand
new establishment, you feel that you have missed something in life if
you don't
go there and let them take care of your skin, your face, your hands and
feet,
your relaxation after a stressing working day and your general
well-being.
Soleil D’or Spa is the epitome of an
ultra-modern spa in Jeddah, KSA,
boasting of state-of-the-art equipment, remarkable service packages,
effective
products, internationally -trained skilled staff, reasonable prices,
and more…
all of them combined with the sole aim to provide the maximum quality
of
professional service and products to our privileged clienteles in an
environment
of privacy, serenity and elegance.
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A lot more activities are
envisaged for the following months but the planning is not yet finalised.
More about this in the October Newsletter!
Members'
Corner: membership card and discounts
Reminder
: The
below mentioned discount offers are strictly limited to SGBGJ members,
holders
of a valid membership card.
Our
coordinator has recently succeeded
in securing very interesting offers from two prestigious places in
Jeddah:
Mövenpick Resort Al Nawras Jeddah
Special
Corporate rate offer for members of SGBGJ. The offer extends for the
moment to
the end of the year 2004. The resort consists of 35 Two Bedroom Suites
and 56 One
Bedroom Suites, luxuriously equipped with a private swimming pool.
These
facilities might be rented for the week or only a weekend. Several
restaurants
overlooking the Red Sea complete the offer. For all details, please
refer to
our Coordinator, Mrs. Najwa Malik
Al
Bilad Hotel (Golden Tulip)
One of the
most
popular hotels in Jeddah, Al Bilad is offering SGBGJ members very
substantial
discount rates (about 40%) for rooms with or without breakfast. This
offer runs
up to the end of 2005. Please ask our Coordinator, Mrs. Najwa Malik,
for
detailed information.
Linked to our planned visit to the facility :
Eed
Clinic for Plastic Surgery (near Erfan & Bagedo Hospital)
This very
well
renowned clinic offers one free consultation and 50% discount on all
services
including operations. Our contact is Dr. Mamdouh A. Aziz Ashy, who will
give us
a lecture on 10th of October and guide us through the visit of the
clinic. (For
appointments and information please call : 639 88 58 62).
Soleil d'Or SPA
15% on all
services for SGBGJ lady members. Contact : Mrs. Fatin Salah, General
Manager.
Tel. +966 2 283
22 33, Fax .+966
2 284 07 30;
mobile +966-50-5348015, e-mail sibiedist@awalnet.net.sa
Discounts by different units of Juffali Group :
Juffali Automotive
Company (JACO), Mercedes Benz :
Vehicles 6%
discount, excluding periodical special offers; Spare parts and
service : 10% discount
Juffali Auto Parts
Company (JAPCO) :
20 %
Discount on all purchases throughout the Kingdom
JAHACO (Air conditioning, refrigeration, home
appliances etc.) :
Special discount
for SGBGJ members, the discount rate varies from 14.5% up to
25%, depending on the purchased product. Jeddah Showroom on Madina Road
Kilo 7,
contact person in the showroom : Mr. Mohammed Abdul Fattah (Tel. 669 38
81).
For any enquiry or clarification about products, SGBGJ members might
contact
the Marketing Manager Mr. Sharif al-Nahas on 667 22 22, ext.
1252 or mobile 050
463 42 95.
For a reminder, please find
below the previously obtained discount offers:
Several
companies/shops/restaurants have agreed to offer substantial discount
to our members :
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National Company
or gifts and Sweets, shop "Le Bonheur", Prince Abdullah
Street, Jeddah .
25 % on porcelaine, crystal, silverware....
10 % on chocolates and sweets
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Lufthansa
10 % on Business Class and 5% on Economy Class flights
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Saudi Business
Forms, Industrial City Phase 3 Street, No 401
10 % on all printing jobs
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Jeddah Marriott
Hotel
Special Corporate Rates 2004; Special meeting packages
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Erfan &
Bagedo Hospitals
Substantial discounts (50% and 25%) on all medical examens, surgeries
etc. Please ask our Coordinator, Mrs. Najwa Malik for details.
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Saudi German Business News
German
Language Center
Special
report:
The German Language
Center - after some little organizational difficulties in
the beginning -, has now reached its cruising speed and is doing very
fine. The
actually ongoing session witnesses 4 teachers (all native German
speakers) teach 25 students in four courses: three beginner courses (5,
6 and 8
students each) and one for advanced students (6 students). These small
classes
are ideal for a fast progress in language skills and this is very much
appreciated.
The course sessions are quite intensive, because in four weeks time,
students
have 3 lessons per week of one hour and a half each (= 2 teaching
units
of 45 min.). The next session will probably take place after the Eid
al-Fitr
holiday in the end of November. Following the syllabus of the
Goethe
Institute, Cairo, the academic year is divided into three Trimesters,
each with
24 teaching units (1 unit = 45 min.).
One week before the
beginning of each session, registration of students takes
place in the premises of the German Consulate General and the public is
advised
of the planned session by an announcement in the local press. For
registration, students have to bring a copy of their passport or Iqama,
the
full amount of the course fees (usually a little more than 1000
SR,
comprising the price of the textbook) and a photo.
As a reminder, please
find below the general information about the German
Language Center :
The German Language Center offers German
language courses for everybody from the age of 16.
The German
Language Center evolved from the traditional German language
courses offered by the German diplomatic missions all over the world
(“Botschaftssprachkurse”). It is sponsored by the Consulate of
the
Federal Republic of Germany and is placed under the auspices of the
Saudi
German Business Group.
The German Language Center promotes the German language and
acquaints
the students with the German culture. The center offers a chance for
high
school and university graduates to continue their education in Germany.
Businessmen can obtain a basic knowledge for further training in
Germany. It is also a place for those interested in brushing up
their
language skills.
All courses of the German Language Center follow the syllabus
of the
Goethe Institute, Cairo. It offers courses leading to the elementary
certificates of German as a Foreign Language (Deutsch Start1; Deutsch
Start2). Our teachers are German native speakers. They take a
personal
interest in your individual learning needs. We teach German for
everyday
use and focus on real communication.
Coordinator:
Mrs
Fasser
sgbg_germancourses@hotmail.com
phone 050 8610174
consultation
Sat – Mon 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Assistant
Mrs.
Kamuran
sgbg_kamuran@yahoo.ie
phone 691 0828 x 4317
consultation
Tue – Wed 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Miscellaneous: Found on the Internet
New KSA Ambassador in Germany
: Article found on the Website of the Deutsch-Arabische
Gesellschaft
(Autor:
translation
from German : Renate Husseini)
New KSA Ambassador in Berlin
Finally !!! The waiting period is
over!. After several years of vacancy Saudi Arabia is again represented
by an
ambassador in Berlin. In the person of Prof. Dr. med.
Ossama bin
Abdul Majed Shobokshi, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has sent a
renowned
diplomate to Germany in aknowledgement of the excellent political and
economic
relations between the two countries.
On the 23rd of
September2004 the new ambassador will be introduced officially to the
media,
the diplomatic missions, business partners and friends of his country
in
Berlin.
Since the departure
from the German Federal Republic several years ago of Abbas Faig
Ghazzawi
- he had been ambassador for 15 years first in Bonn and then in Berlin
- no new
ambassador had been sent by the Kingdom to Berlin.
Arab World Days (Tage
der
Arabischen Welt) at the Bundestag
From 1st to 3rd December 2004, the German Bundestag is organising the
"Arab World Days" in its parliamentary buildings in Berlin. This
event is aimed at documenting the diversity which exists in relations
between
Germany and Europe on the one hand and the Arab states on the other.
The
objective is for the event to improve mutual understanding and lead to
more
tolerance and transparency in the relations.
The "Arab
World Days" are intended to help build bridges between Europe and the
states of the Arab world. They are intended to provide key
decision-makers from
the worlds of politics, business and culture with the opportunity to
get to
know one another. In this way, the "Arab World Days" will also be
able to generate positive reactions amongst the wider public in the two
cultural spheres. With these aims in mind, the "Arab World Days" are
intended to focus not only on political and economic aspects, but also
on
cultural aspects.
Business Etiquette in Saudi Arabia and in Germany:
The Website
called http://www.executiveplanet.com/
teaches you all you should know about Business Etiquette in the
different
countries (actually 42 countries covered) of the world. So it might be
a good
idea for either German or Saudi Business people to look up the other
country's
ways of doing business before actually begin to deal with one's partner
in
order to avoid being disappointed and frustrated about behaviour you do
not
understand.
German Arab Literature Exchange
Qantara.de : Dialogue with the islamic world
The last edition of
the Qantara Newsletter brings several very interesting dossiers,
especially in connection with the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair, where
the arab countries are guest of honour this year. The following dossier
titled "German Arab Literature Exchange" shows that in this field
encouraging contacts are under way.
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-304/i.html
