Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 12/2/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of December 2, 2002
- On appointing Turkey al-Faisal as a Saudi ambassador to Britain
Adel al-Jubeir, the political advisor for the Saudi crown prince, stated that Saudi Arabia intends to nominate the former chairman of the Saudi intelligence to be its ambassador to Britain. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 12/7/2002 - Saudi center in Buenos Aires helps Argentine poor
Argentina hosts a Muslim community of more than one million souls, the largest in Latin America. Saudi Arabia-Argentina, Local, 12/7/2002 - Powell welcomed declared Saudi measures on fighting terrorism
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has welcomed measures announced by Saudi Arabia in the framework of fighting terrorism and considered that they constitute a new effort by Riyadh. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 12/5/2002 - Al-Watan: Saudi Arabia, the US are about to settle princess issue
The Kuwaiti daily al-Watan said yesterday according to diplomatic sources that Riyadh and Washington are about to eliminate the "crisis of princess Haifa" through reaching a political agreement that will clearly specify steps to which the two sides are committed. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Al-Quds al-Arabi: Britain and the new Saudi ambassador
The London- based al-Quds al-Arabi daily said that Britain is hesitant in accepting Prince Turkey al-Faisal as an ambassador for Saudi Arabia in London in succession for the former ambassador Ghazi al-Queseibi, after Prince Turkey was summoned by an American court over helping to financing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan when that regime was giving shelter and protection for al-Qaida organization which is led by Osama Bin laden. Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 12/3/2002 - Al- Shara holds talks with al-Faisal on developments, the date for the Arab consultation meeting Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/2/2002
- Saudi Arabia apologizes for not receiving the Qatari foreign minister
Arab diplomatic sources in Riyadh said that Saudi Arabia apologized for not receiving the Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, while the Qatari minister of state for foreign affairs Ahmad Bin Abdullah al- Mahmoud is currently visiting the Kingdom with the aim to "cool down the atmospheres." Saudi Arabia-Qatar, Politics, 12/2/2002 - Mossad and Saudi Arabia
In its yesterday issue, the British daily Sunday Times said that the Israeli Mossad department woke up the "sleeping cells" of its agents working in Saudi Arabia and Yemen in order to chase those responsible for the attacks that took place in Kenya recently against Israelis. Saudi Arabia-Israel, Politics, 12/2/2002