Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 12/30/2002
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of December 30, 2002
- Saudi opposition: Hunger strike by detained Islamists
Sources of the Saudi Arabian opposition abroad said that more than 40 persons suspected to having links with al-Qaida organization started since one week a food strike in al-Rweis prison in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/4/2003 - Saudi Arabia buys the largest bank in the Arab homeland Saudi Arabia-Regional, Business, 1/4/2003
- Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign veterinary cooperation agreement Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 1/4/2003
- Pakistan's prime minister arrives in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 1/1/2003
- Saudi deputy defense minister confers with US delegation Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/1/2003
- Riyadh denies any obligations to the American forces in fighting Iraq; security council tightens sanctions on Iraq
The UN security council yesterday tightened humanitarian sanctions imposed on Iraq when it approved with a majority of 13 votes and the abstention of Syria and Russia from voting, adding new items to the list of banned commodities for Iraq that require approval by the UN sanctions committee for their import. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 12/31/2002 - The Times: Saudi Arabia allows Washington use its air bases in war against Iraq
The British daily The Times said yesterday that Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow Washington to use its air base if the US starts a war against Iraq. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 12/31/2002 - New York Times: Saudi Arabia will permit US to use its airspace to attack Iraq
The paper indicated that the Saudis have permitted in secret since two months American planes stationed in Saudi Arabia to strike goals in southern Iraq, while such missions used to be launched earlier from Kuwait. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 12/30/2002 - Saudi - Sri Lanka's parliamentary talks
The chairman of the Saudi Shoura council Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Hamid yesterday in Riyadh met with the speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament Joseph Bereira and members of the accompanying delegation. Saudi Arabia-Sri Lanka, Politics, 12/30/2002 - Saudi FM arrives in Khartoum Saudi Arabia-Sudan, Politics, 12/30/2002