Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 9/16/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of September 16, 2002
- Riyadh: No Saudis in Pakistan al-Qaida detainees; Charity societies continue activities
The Saudi minister of the interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said that Pakistan did not notify his country of arresting any Saudi citizen among the ten persons who were arrested last week and suspected to be members in al-Qaida organization. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/19/2002 - Saudi Arabia boycotts companies selling Israeli goods
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday warned local companies against dealing with five American and European companies because they imported Israeli- made products to the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/19/2002 - Ghazi al-Quseibi becomes a minister
Saudi Arabia's ambassador in London Ghazi al-Quseibi was appointed as a minister of water, established according to a decree by the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and was issued in Riyadh on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/19/2002 - Al-Rai al-Aam: Al- Faisal: Iraq's acceptance of UN inspectors wont change war fever Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/19/2002
- Iran- Saudi summit: Khatami, Abdullah want diplomatic option on Iraq
The Iranian news agency quoted Khatami as saying "I think that Iran and Saudi Arabia are two important poles in the region and they are standing side by side at a time when countries of the region and the Islamic world are exposed to a common danger." Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 9/16/2002 - Al-Faisal: Riyadh will cooperate in an operation led by US against Iraq, approved by UN Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2002
- Gulf agriculture secretaries meet in Riyadh
The secretaries of agriculture in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will discuss on Tuesday and Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, means of strengthening cooperation and integration between the GCC member states in the agricultural, livestock and fishery areas. Gulf-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/16/2002 - King Fahd's message to Bush
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz denounced the incidents of September 11 attacks in the USA and their results in the killing of innocents and destroying properties, describing these incidents as criminal. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/16/2002