Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 7/1/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of July 1, 2002
- US - Saudi trade down 40% due to strained relations
American official statistics showed that economic relations between the US and Saudi Arabia, its main trade partner in the Middle East has been greatly damaged in the phase following the military operation carried out by the Israeli army in the West Bank in March, after a similar notable recession was scored in the phase following the attacks of September 11, 2001 against the US. Saudi Arabia-USA, Economics, 7/6/2002 - Saudi prince to launch satellite station aimed at the west
The Saudis have been trying to talk to the Western media in order to improve their image together with that of the Arabs and Muslims at the Western public opinion. An image which was greatly affected as a result of September 11 aggressions in the USA. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 7/5/2002 - Saudi crown prince's proposals to build confidence between Israel, the Palestinians Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 7/4/2002
- Saudi Arabia implements Gulf states' united customs tariff resolutions
In light of supporting collective Gulf activity, Saudi Arabia has put into implementation the resolutions of the economic Muscat summit, so as to be the first of the 6 member states of the Gulf Cooperation council to announce such an implementation. Saudi Arabia-Gulf, Politics, 7/3/2002 - Riyadh: two explosives under the cars of one American, one British Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/1/2002