Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 9/1/2003
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of September 1, 2003
- Saudi sources deny confiscation of missile shipment
Saudi sources have denied that its security forces confiscated "ground to air missiles" shipment on a desert road leading to Jeddah in August Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/6/2003 - British airways returns back to Saudi Arabia
The British airlines company British Airways announced yesterday it will resume its flights to Saudi Arabia. Flights it had suspended on August 13 for security reasons. Saudi Arabia-UK, Local, 9/6/2003 - Russia, Saudi Arabia agrrement on oil pricing; UN role in Iraq; Abdullah: Chechenea incidents has no relevance to Islam
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz and the Russian President Vladimir Putin have crowned yesterday the historical visit made by the Saudi official to Moscow in a joint statements which renewed the intention in the two oil powers to cooperate and "coordinate in oil policy." Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 9/5/2003 - Saudi Arabia: our planes will remain where they are stationed
Saudi Arabia's deputy minister of defense and aviation prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz yesterday denied the existence of any American pressure against Riyadh to withdraw scores of F-16 jets, positioned in Tabouk base in Saudi Arabia near Eilat, southern Israel. Saudi Arabia-Israel, Politics, 9/5/2003 - Agreement to confrontat terrorism; Moscow, Riyadh for implementing 'full' roadmap
Russia and Saudi Arabia called yesterday for full implementation of the pace plan "roadmap" describing it as the "only means to get out of the current crisis and reach a settlement that serves the interests of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples." Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 9/4/2003 - Israel: Saudi Arabia threatens Eilat Saudi Arabia-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2003
- Saudi- Russian oil and gas agreement; Abdullah: a historical day in the relations record
"This day will be a historic day in the record of relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia," said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz describing his visit to Russia, which will be eventually recorded in history as the first visit by a Saudi official at this level to Russia since 1932. Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 9/3/2003 - Morocco, Saudi Arabia set up two-million dollars poultry company
A Moroccan-Saudi poultry farming company was created with an overall $ Two-million investment, the Moroccan-Saudi Business council announced in a release. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Business, 9/3/2003 - Saudi crown prince in Russia today in the first visit of its kind
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz starts today an official visit to Russia which is his first to this country, in his attempt to establish "balanced relations" between it and the kingdom, whose relations with the US has been witnessing unprecedented tension because of Washington's pressures since September 11 attacks. Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 9/2/2003 - Mosques Higher Council: Israel foils all attempts for peace
Mosques Higher Council in Saudi Arabia has condemned the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians, calling the UN to do its duty in putting an end to this aggression. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 9/2/2003 - Saudi Arabia backs Morocco's bid for World Cup 2010 Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Sports, 9/2/2003
- King Fahd calls for fighting extremist thinking
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz has called on men of religion to "fight extremist thinking which had deceived certain Saudi youths and prompted them to join terrorist cells aimed at damaging the kingdom and Islam." Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/1/2003 - Morocco, Saudi Arabia set to up cooperation
He hoped there will be a fruitful cooperation with Moroccan professionals who have an experience in tourism, urging them to invest in mining, software design or in ready-to-wear which is quite developed in Morocco. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/1/2003