Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 10/16/2000
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of October 16, 2000
- Saudi crown prince confers with Butaflika Saudi Arabia-Algeria, Politics, 10/20/2000
- News on existence of the Saudi pilot in Iraqi jails
A Saudi official on Thursday spoke about evidence showing that the Saudi pilot Muhammad Nadera whose plane was downed over the Iraqi territories in the Gulf war in 1991 with attempts to take his remains from the Iraqi territories " is still alive " in one of the Iraqi prisons. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/20/2000 - Algerian President starts visit to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Algeria, Politics, 10/19/2000
- Iran not yet ready to sign security agreement with Saudi Arabia
The Saudi minister of the Interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said on Tuesday in al-Riyadh that Iran is not yet ready to sign an agreement on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 10/19/2000 - Riyadh asks again that Iraq hand airliner kidnappers
Riyadh again asked Baghdad to hand over the 2 Saudis who kidnapped a Saudi airliner to Baghdad last Saturday. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/19/2000 - Al-Assad discusses with Saudi king Arab developments
King Fahd Bin Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia received the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Saudi official visits South Korea Saudi Arabia-South Korea, Politics, 10/18/2000
- Baghdad refuses to hand over highjackers of Saudi plane
Baghdad announced on Tuesday its rejection to hand over the two Saudis who highjacked the Saudi plane to Baghdad on Saturday. But is added it will think about this matter " if Saudi Arabia will change its position towards Baghdad taken since the Gulf war. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Albright visits Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/17/2000
- On President al-Assad's today visit to Saudi Arabia
The Saudi daily al-Watan has described the visit made by President Bashar al-Assad to Saudi Arabia today as a crowning and continuity of the strategic relations between the two states in the framework of what is called the " three principles which form the element of inter- Arab balance since ten years during which there were no Arab summits and an urgent need has emerged to establish a balance that brings all the Arabs together." Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 10/17/2000 - Yemeni interior minister visits Saudi Arabia today
Yemeni interior minister Hussein Arab arrived in Riyadh today on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia during which he is hold talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Nayef Bin Abd al-Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 10/17/2000 - Saudi Arabia asks Iraq to hand two plane highjackers
The Saudi minister of the Interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday announced that Saudi Arabia asks the Iraqi authorities to hand over the two Saudi citizens who highjacked the Saudi Boeing 777 planes to Baghdad on Saturday. Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/17/2000 - Saudi, Qatari relations reviewed Saudi Arabia-Qatar, Politics, 10/16/2000
- The highjackers of Saudi plane are Saudis
Saudi deputy minister of the Interior prince Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz has announced that the highjackers of the Saudi passengers plane Boeing 777 which landed at Baghdad's International airport are Saudis. Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/16/2000 - Moroccan - Saudi talks on trade exchanges in Riyadh
Means to bolster Moroccan-Saudi trade exchanges were at the focus of talks held Sunday in Riyadh between visiting adviser to the king, Mohamed Kabbaj, and Saudi minister of trade, Oussama Jaafar Faqih. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Economics, 10/16/2000 - Saudi minister in Geneva for joining the World Trade Organization
Saudi trade minister Usama Jafar headed today to Geneva on top of the Saudi negotiation delegation concerned with Saudi Arabia's joining to the World Trade Organization. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/16/2000 - Saudi- Yemeni arrangements to carry out border demarcation agreement
Yemen's minister of the Interior Maj. Gen. Hussein Arab will arrive in Saudi Arabia tomorrow in a visit to Saudi Arabia which lasts for two days during which he will hold talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 10/16/2000 - IDB loans Tunisia $ 20 million Tunisia-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/16/2000