Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 3/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of March 3, 2003
- Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Political tension cause 70 Saudi companies pulls out from Libyan fair
A press source said that 70 Saudi Arabian companies have withdrawn their applications to take part in a fair to be held in the Libyan capital Tripoli in October this year, following the crisis which erupted between the two states where Libya summoned its ambassador from Saudi Arabia. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/7/2003 - Qathafi opposes summoning the Libyan ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi has announced that he opposes summoning his country's ambassador to Riyadh, stressing that he was not informed about what had happened in this regard. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/6/2003 - Al-Rai al-Aam: Kuwaiti minister regrets comments by Qathafi
The Kuwaiti first deputy premier and foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad has expressed his regret over what was stated by Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on that Kuwait is able to end the Iraqi crisis by just merely saying to America its does not want its protection. Kuwait-Libya, Politics, 3/5/2003 - Libya summons its ambassador from Saudi Arabia for consultation
An official Libyan source in Tripoli announced yesterday that Libya has decided to summon its ambassador from Saudi Arabia for consultation following the rift that took place during Saturday's press conference between Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/4/2003 - Qathafi provokes Saudi anger at Arab League summit
An open rift between existed at the Arab League summit Saturday as Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah clashed with Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi, with the Crown Prince angrily denying that his country was a US colony. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/3/2003