Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 4/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of April 29, 2002
- A presumed military center in the Gulf instead of Prince Sultan base
The commander of the USA Air Force Gen. John Jumpers has announced that the American Air Force can lead an air campaign in the Gulf from a "presumed" center for air operations on ships in case it is prevented from using the new leadership center in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/4/2002 - Strongest criticism from a Saudi Prince to the US; Sultan Bin Turkey for joint Arab delegation
He considered Washington's reconsideration of its interests in the region "will force it to look on others with open eyes." Prince Sultan who is the nephew of the king and one of the closest to him said that the "Arab states have so far not succeed in penetrating the thick wall in the attempt to isolate America from talking frankly with the Arabs despite the attempts made by some to describe the results of their visits as a success at a time when the Palestinian camps are still painful battle fields with the price for it being the Palestinian blood and the honor of the Arabs." Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/3/2002 - Saudi crown prince to visit Egypt shortly
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz announced on Thursday he will be visiting Egypt in the coming phase. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/3/2002 - Saudi crown prince, King of Bahrain hold telephone conversations
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz discussed with the King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa latest developments on the Palestinian arenas and the brutal Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians. Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 5/2/2002 - Saudi Arabia, the US embark on a joint strategy for peace
The New York Times on Wednesday quoted Saudi and American officials as saying that the US President George Bush and the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz agreed during their meeting last week on a strategy of joint work and pressure in order to break the current stalemate in the Middle East crisis. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/2/2002 - Al-Assad gets phone call from Saudi crown prince Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/1/2002
- Saudi crown prince contacted several Arab leaders
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday evening made telephone calls with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, with the Jordanian King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al- Nahyan and the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 5/1/2002 - Saudi crown prince gets a telephone call from Bush Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/30/2002
- Meetings of Saudi- Yemeni coordination council
Meetings of the preliminary committee of the Saudi- Yemeni coordination council start today in Jeddah, for the council's 14th session due to be held in June in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 4/30/2002 - Saudi crown prince, US president stress peace efforts, al-Faisal says
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and the US President George Bush expressed their determination to continue their efforts in order to reach a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East region. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/30/2002 - Saudi crown prince arrives in Casablanca Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/29/2002