Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 8/19/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of August 19, 2002
- Al-Youm: Father of Saudi wanted by US denies son's involvement in September attacks
The Saudi daily al-Youm said on Friday that the father of the Saudi which the FBI issued a warrant of arrest against him, denied his son's involvement in the attack of September 11 in the USA. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/24/2002 - Saudi Arabians boycott Coca Cola and Pepsi for Iranian Zamzam
An Iranian beverage drinks company has been witnessing great turnout in Saudi Arabia by boosting "an Islamic alternative" for the American drinks like Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, due to people's boycott of the American products. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 8/23/2002 - Al-Walid Bin Talal speaks for the royal family: Saudi assets were not withdrawn from the US
The Saudi Prince al-Walid Bin Talal has underestimated the importance and the credibility of reports which talked about the withdrawal of Saudi assets from the US estimated at 200 billion dollars, noting that he is talking on behalf of the Saudi royal family. Saudi Arabia-USA, Economics, 8/23/2002 - Some 15 Saudi compensation cases against the American government over defaming
In retaliation to the judicial trials that were filed before in American courts demanding Saudi Arabian figures and companies in order to receive compensations estimated at 3,000 billion dollars for the victims of the attacks of September 11, a Saudi lawyer decided to file more than 15 cases addressed against US governmental sides and to ask for compensations for physical and psychological compensation for Saudis Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/23/2002 - FBI after a Saudi for links to September 11 attack
The US Federal Bureau for Investigation (FBI) has issued an international warrant of arrest against a Saudi Arabian suspected to be linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the USA. Saudi Arabia-USA, 8/23/2002 - Crown Prince Abdullah receives al-Shara on latest developments
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Wednesday received the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 8/22/2002 - Saudi Arabian investors withdraw 200 billion dollars in assets from USA
The British daily Financial Times said Wednesday that the Saudis withdrew some 200 billion dollars of their assets placed in the USA because of fears that the Bush administration will freeze them. Saudi Arabia-USA, Economics, 8/22/2002 - Saudi Arabia denies Moroccan request to bring ambassador before judiciary Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/21/2002
- Al-Watan: Saudi - Egyptian committee to discuss trade problems
The Saudi- Egyptian technical committee will hold a meeting on August 25th in Riyadh in order to discuss problems relating to commercial exchange between the two states, especially the issue of lifting the restrictions imposed on the Egyptian exports of meat and livestock. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/21/2002 - Hammoud, al-Faisal discuss works of the follow up committee Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/20/2002
- Saleh in Saudi Arabia: No justification for US attack on Iraq
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced in Saudi Arabia on Sunday that directing an ( American ) attack against Iraq "is not justified." Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/19/2002 - Saudis want to withdraw investments from US
Saudi businessmen have called for withdrawing the Saudi investments from the US in case the US will continue and allows judicial lawsuits proposed by some US lawyers against Saudi banks and charity societies, stressing that this case is deliberate and stands against all Saudi interests. Saudi Arabia-USA, Economics, 8/19/2002 - On Jordanian oil imports Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/19/2002