Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 10/28/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of October 28, 2002
- A Saudi Satellite will be launched to Earth 's Orbit next month Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/2/2002
- Largest Saudi trade delegation to Baghdad in 12 years; Iraq re-opens Ar'ar border crossing
The Iraqi authorities yesterday re-opened the border Ar'ar crossing with Saudi Arabia to permit the passage of persons and commodities for the first time since its closure during the Gulf crisis in 1990. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/1/2002 - Air flights resumed between Saudi Arabia- Libya Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/31/2002
- Musharraf concludes visit to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 10/31/2002
- Prince Nayef: No splits inside Saudi Arabia
the Saudi minister of finance Ibrahim al-Assaf denied that the US has taken so far any decision to freeze the assets of Saudi companies and businessmen under the charges of financing terrorism. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/31/2002 - Musharraf discusses with crown prince Abdullah current conditions Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 10/30/2002
- A failed coupe in Qatar on October 13 Qatar-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/30/2002
- Musharraf postpones today's visit to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 10/29/2002
- Al-Watan: First Saudi trade delegation to pass through Ar'ar crossing on Thursday
The Jdidat Ar'ar border opening between Saudi Arabia and Iraq will on Thursday witness the passage of the first Saudi trade delegation including 101 businessmen and representatives of Saudi companies in an initiative which marks an actual inauguration of this crossing which has been closed since the second Gulf war, 12 years ago Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Economics, 10/29/2002 - Washington officially asks for using the Saudi bases
Saudi Arabia's defense minister prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz yesterday in Riyadh received chief of staff of the American joint forces Gen. Richard Mayors in the second day of his visit to Saudi Arabia for asking the Saudi authorities to use its military bases in launching a war against Iraq Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/29/2002 - Saudi - American military related issues discussed Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/29/2002
- Trial of al-Qaeda operatives suspects postponed
A Casablanca court postponed this Monday to next December 25 the trial of a group of persons accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/29/2002 - Saudi, Italian joint committee to meet in Rome tomorrow
Meetings of the 9th session of the joint Saudi- Italian committee on economic and industrial cooperation will start in Rome tomorrow under the chairmanship of the Saudi minister of finance and the national economy Ibrahim al-Assaf and the Italian prime minister and acting foreign minister Silvio Perliskony. Saudi Arabia-Italy, Economics, 10/29/2002 - Al-Shara back from Riyadh, receives a telephone call from Moussa Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/28/2002
- Ar'ar border between Iraq, Saudi Arabia opens Wednesday
The Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh will open on Wednesday the Ar'ar complex near the borders with Saudi Arabia through which the Saudi goods exported to Saudi Arabia will pass for Iraq, in the framework of the "oil for food" program, besides the two states have recently agreed to establish a free trade zone. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/28/2002 - Musharraf visits Saudi Arabia today Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 10/28/2002