Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 5/7/2001
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of May 7, 2001
- Saudi crown prince to visit Yemen on May 21
It was announced in Sanaa that the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will visit Yemen on May 21 to take part in Yemen's celebrations of its 11th national day, the anniversary of the unification of Yemen and the foundation of the Yemeni Republic on May 22, 1990. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/12/2001 - Kharazi visits Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Morocco, Saudi Arabia sign media cooperation program
Morocco and Saudi Arabia signed in Rabat Thursday a media cooperation program meant to enlarge the scope of cooperation between the audio-visual and written media. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/11/2001 - Saudi information Minister in Morocco
Saudi information minister, Fouad Ben Abdessalam El Farrissi, is currently visiting Morocco for talks with Moroccan officials on means to upgrade bilateral cooperation in the sector. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/10/2001 - Saudi Arabia, Vietnam for boosting relations Saudi Arabia-Vietnam, Politics, 5/10/2001
- Saudi Arabia to reduce foreign labor
The Saudi ministry of labor and social affairs has called for reducing number of the labor force in the Saudi labor force coming from foreign countries at an average of 150,000 workers per year. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/9/2001 - Arab Gulf papers call on the Pope to apologize for what crusaders inflicted on Arabs, Muslims
Among several Arab Gulf dailies issued on Monday, the Saudi daily al-Jazira called on the Vatican's Pope to apologize over damages inflicted on Arabs and Muslims as a result of the Crusaders wars and the support of the Christian world to the " Zionist Jews." Saudi Arabia-Vatican, Politics, 5/8/2001 - South Korea prime minister visits Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-South Korea, Politics, 5/7/2001
- High-jacked Syrian ship anchored at Jazan's port in Saudi Arabia
The High-jacked Syrian ship's Jaafar is expected to have anchored on Sunday at the Saudi port of Jazan after the high-jackers have released it. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Local, 5/7/2001