Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 8/5/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of August 5, 2002
- Rumsfeld phones Prince Sultan to contain the Saudi- American crisis
The Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Thursday received a telephone call on late Wednesday night from the US defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. During the telephone conversation, Rumsfeld expressed his own personal regret together with the US defense department over what was stated in a US recommendation report about Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/10/2002 - King Fahd leaves Geneva tomorrow for Marbaya
The Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz will leave tomorrow Switzerland for the Spanish Marbaya resort after he had spent two months in Geneva. Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/10/2002 - Saudi media criticize 'Christian extremism' in the USA
Al-Watan said "Christian extremism" is of no less danger to world security and peace than claimed extremism alleged in other religions., and that "its danger will be much greater if it controls the policy of a country like the USA." Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Washington Post: Pentagon group targets Saudi Arabia as an enemy
The US defense department (the Pentagon ) on Tuesday escaped a report prepared by its consultation council, including several former officials and published by the Washington Post paper. The report reflects views of the growing trend inside the American administration which classifies Saudi Arabia as an "enemy" and also calls for " targeting " its oil wells and investments in the US, unless the Saudis stop their support to " terrorism." Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/8/2002 - King Fahd receives GCC secretary Saudi Arabia-Gulf, Politics, 8/6/2002
- Two Iraqi ministers visit Araar center on Saudi border
The Iraqi minister of commerce and housing, Maan Abdullah Sarsam, on Monday visited the border center in Araar, south west of the country, to be briefed on the work progress in preparations for opening this border crossing very son. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/6/2002 - Jordan denies exporting Israeli goods to Saudi Arabia
The secretary general of the Jordanian ministry of industry and trade Samer al-Taweel on Monday denied news reports stated by Saudi dailies on exporting Israeli goods to Saudi Arabia through Jordan. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/6/2002 - Saudi Arabia: 190 companies on the boycott list Saudi Arabia-Israel, Economics, 8/5/2002
- Saudi Arabia, Iran call for halting 'Israel's crimes'
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have expressed their deep concern over the escalation of the Israeli acts and killing of Palestinians. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 8/5/2002