Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 1/7/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of January 7, 2002
- ISESCO: Ajyad castle is not registered by UNESCO in the human heritage list Saudi Arabia-Turkey, Politics, 1/12/2002
- Saudi Arabia rejects western pressures to change the curricula
The Saudi minister of education Muhammad Ahmad al-Rasheed has denied that Saudi Arabia is determinant to make any changes on its educational curricula in response to western calls. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/11/2002 - Saudi crown prince confers with US senator
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on late Tuesday night in al-Riyadh met with a US Senate delegation led by Senator John Rockefeller. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/10/2002 - A meeting for the Saudi- Yemeni border authorities in Sanaa
The Saudi side to the committee in charge of studying the regulation of the Yemeni- Saudi border authorities arrive in Sanaa on Tuesday to convene its 3rd session. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/10/2002 - Saudi Arabia: demolishing Ajyad castle is a Saudi issue
An official source at the Saudi foreign ministry has stressed that demolishing "Ajyad" castle is a matter of concern to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Turkey, Politics, 1/10/2002 - Saudi- Sudanese industrial projects reviewed Saudi Arabia-Sudan, Economics, 1/9/2002
- Saudi planes to Morocco Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Military, 1/9/2002
- Turkish criticism over the Saudi decision to demolish Ottoman castle
The Turkish minister of culture Stimehan Talai said that Turkey will submit a complaint to UNESCO against the Saudi decision to demolish " Ajyad" castle of the Ottoman era which overlooks the al-Haram Mosque in Mecca. The Turkish minister described this Saudi situation as " barbaric." Saudi Arabia-Turkey, Politics, 1/9/2002 - Turkish foreign ministry summon Saudi advisor at the Saudi embassy in Ankara over castle demolishing issue
The Turkish daily " Hurriet" issued on Tuesday said that the Turkish foreign ministry has summoned Suleiman al-Sareih the advisor of the Saud embassy in Ankara and addressed to him a verbal warning message following the Saudi authorities demolishing of " Ajyad" castle in Mecca with the objective to build a hotel and a trade center in its place. Saudi Arabia-Turkey, Politics, 1/9/2002 - Experts from 11 Arab states study means of fighting terrorism
Some 50 security experts from terrorism fighting departments in 11 Arab states are taking part in the deliberations of a practical course in al-Riyadh seeking to get the participants familiar with most advanced methods to fighting terrorism and to formulate an effective Arab mechanism to exchange information and expertise in this regard. Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/8/2002 - Al-Assad crown prince Abdullah discuss ME developments on telephone Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/7/2002
- Saudi- Yemeni military committee Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/7/2002
- Saudi- Egyptian trade cooperation
The Saudi minister of internal trade Osama al-Faqih and the Egyptian minister of supply Hassan Khuder discussed on Saturday in al-Riyadh prospects of economic and trade cooperation and means of encouraging businessmen from the two states to establish joint investment projects and to increase the volume of trade exchange between the two states. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 1/7/2002 - Abu al-Ragheb arrives in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Jordan, Politics, 1/7/2002
- Algerian- Saudi economic talks
The Saudi minister of industry and electricity Hashem Yamani has discussed with the Algerian minister of small and intermediate industries establishments Abdul Qader Sammari means of developing industrial and trade cooperation between the two states. Saudi Arabia-Algeria, Politics, 1/7/2002 - Saudi - Egyptian economic relations reviewed
Saudi minister of finance and the economy Ibrahim al-Assaf on Sunday in al-Riyadh discussed with Egypt's minister of supply and trade means of supporting and developing trade and economic relations between the two sisterly states. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 1/7/2002 - Saudi crown prince, Arafat hold telephone talks
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday in al-Riyadh received a telephone call from the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 1/7/2002