Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 1/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of January 20, 2003
- Saudi- Yemeni committee discusses today supply Mareb dam with electricity
The Saudi- Yemeni joint committee which emerges from the coordination council convenes today its second meeting in Sanaa under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia's minister of industry Hashem Bin Abdullah al-Yamani and the Yemeni minister of agriculture Ahmad Salem al-Jabali in order to discuss the financing of Mareb dam electricity project. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Economics, 1/25/2003 - Human Rights Watch in Riyadh: Saudi Arabia studies vast reforms
Human Rights Watch organization said yesterday that Saudi Arabia is studying seriously ways of implementing vast political and social reforms in an attempt for adaptation and to overcome the implications of US September 11 attacks, which provoked strong American accusations against Riyadh, holding it morally responsible for these attacks. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/24/2003 - Saudi companies construct residential complexes in Iraq
The Iraqi minister of housing and construction Maan Abdullah Sarsam said yesterday that his ministry finalized contracts with Saudi companies to build residential complexes in Iraq. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Economics, 1/24/2003 - Bandar stresses firm relations with the USA: Do not believe what you read
The Saudi ambassador to the USA, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, on Wednesday said that relations between the US and Saudi Arabia have not been weakened following the attacks of September 2001 "rather reinforced, because the relations itself was the target of the attack." Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/24/2003 - Saudi Arabia's preparations to receive 2.5 million pilgrims
Saudi officials said that more than 300,000 Muslims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia, most of them arrived by air in order to perform al-Haj rituals. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/24/2003 - Saudi Arabia to address human rights concerns through new laws
The Saudi news agency added that the Sheikh explained to the organization's representative the new introduced legislation adopted in 2002 with the aim of improving the measures to protecting human rights. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/23/2003 - Al-Faisal: there is no need for the war
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal stressed yesterday that the 6 Islamic states which will hold a ministerial meeting in Istanbul today may hold a meeting at the summit level, if it is necessary. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 1/23/2003 - King Mohammed receives Prince sultane bin Abel Aziz Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/21/2003
- Saudi Arabia's oil minister might resign Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/21/2003
- Saudi- Algerian oil cooperation Saudi Arabia-Algeria, Economics, 1/21/2003
- Al-Shara arrived in Riyadh, consent for the Damascus meeting
In the framework of the Syrian move to spare the danger of war and revitalize the position of the countries of the region in confrontation of standing challenges, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah and the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami received messages from Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on latest developments on the region, from the Syrian deputy Premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 1/20/2003 - Okaz: Saudi intelligence denies preparing to topple Saddam Hussein
The chairman of the Saudi intelligence Prince Nawaf Bin Abdul Aziz has denied that his country had practiced pressure on Iraqi army officers to prepare for a coupe to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 1/20/2003 - Al-Faisal in Cairo tomorrow, Maher heads Egyptian delegation to Damascus, Ankara meetings Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 1/20/2003