Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 7/21/2003
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of July 21, 2003
- Al-Watan: Saudi Arabia and the WTO negotiations
The Saudi Arabian daily al-Watan disclosed yesterday the main European demands from Saudi Arabia in order to join the World Trade Organization, which are still pending between the two sides. Saudi Arabia-European Union, Economics, 7/24/2003 - Al-Youm: Prince Nayef and al-Qaida organization
Saudi Arabia's minister of the interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz stressed that the 16 persons who were declared to be arrested on Monday are "terrorists" connected to al-Qaida organization. Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/24/2003 - Nouakchott closes Saudi charity establishments
News reports in Nouakchott said that the Mauritania authorities closed the Saudi Islamic call and guidance ( Dawa and Irshad) center and the office of the Saudi Islamic relief commission in Nouakchott. Mauritania-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/23/2003 - Saudi Arabia calls for a meeting to discuss Iraq and Palestine
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal yesterday in Cairo called for convening a nearby meeting for the Arab follow up and move committee at the "level of the foreign ministers" in order to discuss the Roadmap to peace and conditions in Iraq. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 7/22/2003 - Largest security operations in Saudi Arabia to foil attacks
The Saudi authorities have announced foiling "terrorist schemes against vital positions" and arresting 16 persons and confiscating large amounts of weapons, ammunition, explosives and military equipment in Riyadh, al-Qasim and al-Sharqeyah areas, in one of the largest security operations carried out in the kingdom during the past years. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/22/2003 - Al-Assad in Saudi Arabia
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad held talks in Riyadh on Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 7/21/2003 - Political reforms are under study in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's second deputy Premier and defense minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has stressed during his meeting several days ago with Saudi intellectuals in Riyadh interested in national reforms that the political reform in his country is under study. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/21/2003 - Al-Faisal: we will not send forces to Iraq
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has announced in a press conference held in Jeddah by the end of last week that Saudi Arabia will not take part in the peace keeping force in Iraq, unless that will be requested from an "Iraqi legitimate government." Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 7/21/2003 - Al-Watan: Yemeni- Saudi border committee Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/21/2003