Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 4/15/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of April 15, 2002
- Al-Faisal says Israel commited war crimes against Palestinians
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal in Moscow on Thursday described what had happened in Jenin camp of the Palestinian West Bank as "war crimes" and called for practicing pressures on Israel, similar to those pressures made on the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat. Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 4/19/2002 - Saudi crown prince considers postponing visit to USA Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/19/2002
- Prince Nawaf leaves hospital Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/19/2002
- Riyadh permits Saudi workers to form trade unions
The Saudi authorities have given permission to the Saudi workers to form a trade union that permits the initiating of a dialogue between the employees and employers, according to the Saudi dailies issued on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/18/2002 - Saudi - USA summit to discuss Israeli aggression, Iraq and terrorism
The differences between Saudi Arabia and the US concerning the Middle East, Iraq and the so-called "war against terrorism" will be discussed during the summit which will be held between the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and the US President George Bush Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/18/2002 - Saudi crown prince congratulates Shavez on restoring back power
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday evening made a telephone call with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. Saudi Arabia-Venezuela, Politics, 4/18/2002 - Saudi crown prince gets a message from ruler of Kuwait
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday received a message from the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al- Sabah. No information were disclosed on the content of the message. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Ruler of Qatar, Saudi crown prince discussed in Casablanca current conditions
The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani on Tuesday evening met with the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in Gasablanca. Saudi Arabia-Qatar, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Saudi crown prince visits the US, a Saudi - American difficult summit
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, the engineer of the Arab peace plan for the Middle East will discuss next week with the US President George Bush the tension in the Middle East, the subject of disputes between the two countries. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Bush - Abdullah will deal with tense issues
asked that "a growing number of Saudi officials are now praising these (suicide) bombings and what that tells us about the Saudi government?" Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Saudi foreign minister to visit Moscow
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faial will on Thursday pay an official visit to Russia during which he will be meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and with his foreign minister Igor Ivanov. Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Protesting continued Israeli aggression, Saudi crown prince cancels visit to the USA?
American officials said that the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has cancelled his visit set on April 22nd to the US because of the continued Israeli operations against the Palestinians and the Palestinian authority. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/16/2002 - Saudi Arabia confirmed arresting Abdul Hameed al-Mubarak following demonstration
The Saudi deputy minister of the interior prince Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz unveiled that the Saudi authorities arrested Abdul Hameed Mubarak after he had organized a demonstration of support for the Palestinian people and in denunciation of the Israeli aggression, in al-Khuber city to the Eastern part of Saudi Arabia ten days ago. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 4/16/2002 - King Fahd: Israel violates human rights principles
King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has stressed upon presiding over Monday's meeting of the Saudi Cabinet that "Israel's continued daily massacres and aggressions in the occupied Palestinian territories, killing of innocents, hiding corpses and demolishing the Palestinian camps reveal its unwillingness to abide by the will of the international community and its persistence to exterminate the Palestinian people in a flagrant defiance of the simplest human rights principles and international legitimacy resolutions." Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 4/16/2002 - Saudi Arabia donations to the Palestinians Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Economics, 4/15/2002
- Saudi donation campaign for Palestinians is not a provocation to violence: US
The White House has stated that the donation campaigns organized by the Saudi TV for the interests of the Palestinian people doe not fall in the context of provoking violence. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 4/15/2002 - Saudi Arabia denies Swiss authorities to have frozen assets in the Kingdom
A Saudi charity establishment which takes Riyadh as a headquarters has denied that the Swiss authorities have frozen its assets or asked to freeze its assets in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/15/2002 - Four children victims of a fire in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/15/2002