Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 9/9/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of September 9, 2002
- American- Saudi agreement on the war against Iraq?
Well-informed Arab diplomatic sources said that the American administration informed the Iraqi opposition that the decision of the military campaign against Iraq has already been made, and that what is taking place now is a production scenario, and that the few coming weeks will be decisive on that level and that the Iraqi opposition has to complete its preparedness. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Khatami to meet with Saudi crown prince today in Jeddah
The Iranian President Muhammad Khatami has continued his visit to Saudi Arabia and moved to Jeddah where he will be meeting today with the Saudi crime prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Al-Watan: Iraq relations with Saudi Arabia are good
The Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has announced that the volume of trade exchange between his country and Saudi Arabia reached 2 billion dollars. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/14/2002 - Talal Bin Abdul Aziz: the Arabs agree with USA on toppling Iraq's government
The chairman of the Arab Fund for childhood and development and chairman of the Arab Gulf program in support of humanitarian organizations Saudi Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud has considered the American attack against Iraq as "eventually" coming and that Washington will use the military bases it wants in the Arab world because the current Arab rejections of this attack is just "an attempt to please the Arab street." Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Saudi Arabia: A commission to monitor charity societies
Saudi Arabia's minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has announced that Riyadh has formed a commission in charge of monitoring activities of the Islamic charity societies, some of which are accused by the U.S. of financing terrorism. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Geneva: Fahd refuses to pay added value tax
La Tribune paper issued in Geneva said Thursday that the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz who spent this Summer almost 3 months in his Palace in Geneva refused to pay a sum of 10 million Swiss Francs (6.8 million dollars) as an "extra" tax on the total spending for him and his companions. Saudi Arabia-Switzerland, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Khatami in Saudi Arabia to perform Omra rituals
The Iranian President Muhammad Khatami started on Wednesday a visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will discuss with the Saudi officials the American threats to attack Iraq, and the situation in the Palestinian territories. Khatami will during this visit perform al-Omra rituals. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 9/12/2002 - Khatami visits Saudi Arabia today
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami starts today a visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will hold talks with Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz amid the escalation of tension in the region concerning the likely American attacks against Iraq. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 9/11/2002 - Chirac discuss with Saudi foreign minister the Iraqi situation
In conclusion of his meeting with the French President Jacques Chirac, the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal announced that fearing any military "action against Iraq stems from the fear that such an action will affect Iraq's national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Saudi Arabia-France, Politics, 9/11/2002 - Saudi Arabia rejects blame for US September attacks
The Saudi defense minister prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday, on the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the US, repeated that the attackers of "September 11 incidents" being Saudi citizens does not make the Saudi Arabia responsible for this "bad day." Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/11/2002 - Saudi Arabia starts privatizing telecommunications sector
Saudi Arabia has announced it will give up before the end of this year 30% of its shares in the Saudi telecommunications company, in one of the largest privatization operation within 20 years. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/10/2002 - Khatami visits Saudi Arabia this week
The Iranian daily Iran Daily said on Monday that President Muhammad Khatami will this week pay a visit to Saudi Arabia to hold talks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 9/10/2002 - Saudi prince dies at 55 Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/10/2002
- Saudi crown prince urges Palestinians to be patient
The Saudi crown prince called on "honest people in the world to help the right and the oppressors, the evacuees... the brotherly Muslim Palestinian people. There are daily insults, killing, displacing, uprooting trees, demolishing houses, even women give their births in streets Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/9/2002