Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 9/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of September 22, 2003
- Saudi Arabia in its national day: continuity and challenges
The Saudi Arabians had just celebrated their 73rd national day anniversary, an occasion celebrating the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the rule of the late King Abdul Aziz al-Saud, as a confirmation to continuity which has been perpetuated under the rules of his sons, Kings Saud, Faisal and Khaled until the current King Fahd. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/27/2003 - Saudi reformer joins Saad al-Faqih movement in London
Abdul Aziz al-Shanbari, one of the advocates of political reforms in Saudi Arabia has joined the Islamic movement for reforms which is led by the Saudi opposition member Saad al-Faqih in Britain. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/26/2003 - Attacking al-Qahtani in Riyadh was made in collaboration with FBI
The official at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington, Nael Jaber, said that the Saudi authorities used lists from the American FBI office to identify the persons of Sultan Jubran Sultan al-Qahtani, better known as Abu Zubeir al-Reimi, who was killed in a breaking in operation carried out by the Saudi security forces two days ago in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/26/2003 - Supreme court rejects appeal of Al-Qaida dormant cell operatives
The supreme court rejected on Wednesday the appeal lodged by Zouheir Mohamed Hilal Tabiti, a Saudi national who was sentenced early this year to ten years in jail for belonging to an Al-Qaida dormant cell in Morocco, legal sources said Wednesday. Two other Saudis, Jaber Aouad Al Assiri and Abdellah Ben Al Moussafar Al Ghamidi, who were also handed down the same sentence in the same case, had given up the appeal. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/26/2003 - Riyadh hands over Sanaa 9 Yemenis involved in 'Limburg' incident
The Saudi Arabian authorities yesterday handed over the Yemeni authorities nine Yemenis detained in the kingdom for security issues including certain persons in the case of blowing the French oil tanker Limburg. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Local, 9/25/2003 - Two incidents violate the Saudi national day; Three Islamists killed, hostages in Jeizan
While celebrating its National Day yesterday, Saudi Arabia witnessed two remarkable security incidents. The first was the killing of four persons in a clash in the southern area of Jeizan between the security forces and armed Islamists, in an incident during which hostages were held in a hospital. The second incident was the besiege of the house of the reform activist Abdul Aziz al-Tayyar and detaining him. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/24/2003 - Crown prince Abdullah call for unity of Arab, Islamic tracks Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 9/23/2003
- Saudi crown prince gets a telephone call from Bush Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/22/2003