Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 11/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of November 18, 2002
- King Mohammed receives message from Saudi crown prince Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/22/2002
- Riyadh does not rule out Saudis participation in Maan riots
The Saudi minister of the interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said yesterday that he does not rule out the participation of Saudis in the acts of violence which took place last week in Maan. Prince Nayef told journalists "This is regrettable and this matter is of concern to our brothers in Jordan, hoping this will not be so. But might be that because of Maan closeness to the Saudi borders." He gave no further explanations." Saudi Arabia-Jordan, Politics, 11/22/2002 - Crown prince Abdullah: we want peace given an opportunity in Iraq Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 11/21/2002
- Prince Nayef: More than 100 convicts under terrorism charges Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/21/2002
- Saudi Arabia: armed man set fire in a Mc Donald's restaurant
The Saudi news agency said yesterday that an unidentified person set fire yesterday in a McDonald's restaurant which is close to an American military base in Saudi Arabia and then fled away. Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/21/2002 - Saudi crown prince gets a telephone call from Lebanese premier Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 11/20/2002
- Saudi telecom to cede $90 million worth of its capital
Saudi Arabia's telecommunications company, Saudi Telecom, will waver $90 million worth of its capital, in the biggest privatizing operation in the country, Saudi Finance minister, Ibrahim Ben Abdelaziz Al-Assaf, announced on Monday. Saudi Arabia, Business, 11/20/2002 - Saudi ministry denies wounding of security men in clashes with Bin Laden's supporters
The Saudi ministry of the interior has denied the wounding of 8 Saudi security men on Saturday evening in a clash with persons suspected to be supporters for Osama Bin Laden. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/19/2002 - Al-Walid Bin Talal donates half a million for CAIR campaign in the USA
The office of the Saudi prince al-Walid Bin Talal announced in a statement it issued yesterday that it offer a donation of USD half a million to finance a campaign organized by the Council of the Arab- Islamic relations CAIR in the USA in order to defend Islam in the American society. Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 11/19/2002 - Al-Shara holds two phone talks with Saudi, Bahraini FMs Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/18/2002
- Kuwait's Amir gets a message from Saudi crown prince Kuwait-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/18/2002
- Operations in Riyadh in search for al-Qaida members, 8 Saudi soldiers wounded in clashes
Some 8 Saudi security men were wounded, many of them in critical health conditions on Saturday in Riyadh in a clashes with persons suspected to be supporters for Osama Bin Laden, one of them was wounded and then arrested, according to a source for the Saudi opposition and one eye witness Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/18/2002