Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 3/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of March 6, 2000
- Saudi FM hold Israel responsible for obstructing Middle East peace
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Friday warned Israel against the consequences of the results of its intransigence and behaviors concerning Middle East peace in the region and held it responsible for the suspension of talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 3/11/2000 - Saudi aid to Mozambique
A Saudi shipping plane left on Friday for Mozambique which was hit by the floods loaded with foodstuffs. The planes carried some 55.259 tons of foodstuffs, medicines and tents. Saudi Arabia-Mozambique, Economics, 3/11/2000 - $130 million in Saudi loans for Lebanon
Saudi Arabia decided to grant Lebanon a $130 million loan with easy repayment conditions to ease the effects of the last Israeli aggression on establishments of the Lebanese basic infrastructure. Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/10/2000 - King Mohammed holds phone talks with Saudi heir-apparent Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 3/9/2000
- Saudi Arabia calls for increasing the petroleum production
Petroleum prices have tripled during the past year due to the decrease in production ratified by OPEC, which comprises 11 countries. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Economics, 3/9/2000 - Saudi- Iranian oil talks
Saudi Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Ali al-Nueimi met on Wednesday in Riyadh with Iranian Minister of Oil Benjian Zankneh and discussed with him conditions on the world oil market. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 3/9/2000 - Eid al-Adha dates set Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 3/8/2000
- Saudi Arabia invites 500 Thai Muslims to perform pilgrimage
The number of Thai Muslims invited to attend the Hajj (pilgrimage) as the guests of the Saudi Arabian government this year has increased to 500 Saudi Arabia-Thailand, Religion, 3/8/2000 - Iran - Saudi oil talks Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 3/8/2000
- King Fahd underlines the importance of Arab solidarity
King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has underlined the importance of mobilizing Arab efforts and unity of words. He urged the international community to shoulder its responsibility according to UN resolutions concerned, noting that drastic developments in the Middle East peace process resulting from the Israeli practices in refusing to abide by all efforts exerted to reset the peace process into its right path. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/7/2000 - Saudi crown prince gets telephone call from emir of Bahrain
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz received a telephone call on Monday in Riyadh from Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khalifa. Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 3/7/2000 - Saudi oil minister confers with Polish minister Saudi Arabia-Poland, Environment, 3/6/2000
- Saudi FM confers with Jordanian official Saudi Arabia-Jordan, Politics, 3/6/2000
- Saudi crown prince confers with Kazakhstan minister Saudi Arabia-Kazakhstan, Politics, 3/6/2000
- Saudi Shoura council chief confers with Russian envoy
The chairman of the Saudi Shoura council, Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim Bin Jubeir, met on Sunday in Riyadh with Ramadan Abdul Latibof, envoy for the acting Russian president. Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 3/6/2000