Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 2/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of February 17, 2003
- One armed Saudi kills a British in al-Riyadh
The Saudi TV said that a British citizen, resident in Saudi Arabia was killed by bullets in Riyadh yesterday and the attacker was arrested. Saudi Arabia-UK, Local, 2/21/2003 - Saudi defense minister denies demanding US forces leave Riyadh Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 2/20/2003
- Okaz: Al-Faisal says no need for urgent Arab summit Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 2/20/2003
- Al-Faisal: American unilateral attack against Iraq is an aggression
The Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al- Faisal has stated that an American unilateral attack against Iraq will be considered by many as a hostility action, however, he explained that the attack against Iraq is not considered so if it is made with the approval of the UN Security Council. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2003 - Prince Nayef announces bringing 90 Saudis to court over joining al-Qaida
Saudi Arabia's minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz stressed yesterday that 90 Saudis were brought before the court after it was proved they have joined al-Qaida organization, among other 253 detainees who are still being interrogated, while other 150 Saudis were released. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/19/2003 - Saudi Arabian official assassinated by unidentified person
Sources of the governorate of al-Jouf area in Saudi Arabia said that the governor's secretary which is situated to the north of the kingdom was assassinated Monday morning by bullets in Skaka by an unidentified person who was able escape. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/18/2003 - Saudi prince calls for protecting Iraq
Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Bin Turkey Bin Abdul Aziz has called on the forthcoming Arab summit to send Arab military forces to Iraq in order to protect it against the war the US threatens to launch against it. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 2/17/2003