Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 3/4/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of March 4, 2002
- Prince initiative will be comprehensive, Okaz says Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 3/9/2002
- Saudi interior minister confers with Iranian deputy foreign minister Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 3/8/2002
- Saudi Arabia accepts to introduce amendments to Abdullah's initiative
The Saudi daily al-Watan issued on Thursday said, according to well-informed Palestinian sources, that Saudi Arabia has agreed with the Palestinian Authority to introduce necessary amendments into the initiative of the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in order to establish peace in the region. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 3/8/2002 - A Jewish billionaire and the Saudi initiative
The Israeli daily Maarve disclosed Thursday that a Jewish billionaire called Bani Ele Abrams is currently mediating between Israel and Saudi Arabia concerning the peace initiative launched by the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Israel, Politics, 3/8/2002 - On Saudi prisoners in the USA Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 3/8/2002
- Nine new death cases among Moroccan pilgrims, official
Nine death cases were reported among Moroccans who performed recently pilgrims to the Muslim holy shrines in Saudi Arabia, the Moroccan habous (endowments) and Islamic affairs department said. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Local, 3/8/2002 - Iraq rejects Saudi crown prince's initiative
The Iraqi ambassador at the UN Muhammad al-Douri on Tuesday refused the initiative proposed by Saudi Arabia's crown prince to establish peace in the Middle East, saying that Baghdad will not recognize Israel. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/7/2002 - Saudi Arabia denies to be excluded from the American allies list to fighting terrorism
Saudi Arabia's deputy minister of defense prince Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Aziz has denounced what was stated by certain press reports on that the US defense department has dropped the name of Saudi Arabia from the list of states allied with the US in its war against terrorism. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 3/7/2002 - Some 300 Saudi pilots are unemployed
The Saudi daily al-Watan issued on Wednesday said that some 300 Saudi pilots are suffering unemployment as from their graduation from the US, since two years. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/7/2002 - Saudi crown prince confers with US congress delegation Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Al-Assad stresses crown prince Abdullah's identical views with national stances
President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday held a short and successful visit to Saudi Arabia during which he met with King Fahd Abdul Aziz and discussed with the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz developments on the Arab and international arenas especially "the acts of killing, repression and destruction conducted against the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces. View points were identical regarding debated issues." Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 3/6/2002 - Al-Assad expected to visit al-Riyadh, Amman, Cairo
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said on Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tackled during his meeting in Beirut on Sunday with the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud the initiative of the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and that President al-Assad stressed there will be no differences with Saudi Arabia, noting his today's visit to al-Riyadh in which he will discuss all issued with the "Saudi brothers." Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/5/2002 - On al- Assad's visit to Saudi Arabia Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/5/2002
- On the Saudi initiative Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/5/2002
- Al-Assad visits Saudi Arabia tomorrow
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will arrive in Jeddah on Tuesday in a visit to Saudi Arabia lasts for two days during which he will be meeting with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and the crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2002 - Moussa to meet with the Saudi crown prince Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 3/4/2002
- Sharon refuses the Saudi initiative Saudi Arabia-Israel, Politics, 3/4/2002
- Moussa heads today to Jeddah
Well-informed sources at the Arab League said on Sunday that the Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Amre Moussa will head today to Saudi Arabia in a short visit in order to discuss the ideas of the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/4/2002 - Saudi - US trade cooperation Saudi Arabia-USA, Economics, 3/4/2002
- Saudi Arabia boycotts a company over selling products of Israeli origin to the Arab states
The Saudi minister of trade Osama Bin Jaafar al-Faqeh has issued a decision banning dealing with the Cypriot company "VitaJreika limited" over exporting commodities of Israeli origin to the Arab states. Saudi Arabia-Israel, Economics, 3/4/2002