Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 10/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of October 20, 2003
- Saudi opposition prepares for demonstration in Ramadan
Chairman of the Saudi Arabian al-Islah (reform) movement,which takes London as a headquarters, Saad al-Faqih, has announced that the movement will work for organizing demonstrations in the coming days in a way that leads to a greater demonstration in the royal court during the holy month of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/25/2003 - Saudi Arabia towards membership of the WTO Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/25/2003
- Washington calls Riyadh to speed reforms, Saudi demonstrations foiled
The Saudi Arabian security forces yesterday foiled a series of citizens' efforts that took place in Riyadh and several Saudi cities for the second time within one month, demanding for political reforms, despite the threats made by the authorities to punish those who respond to demonstration which was called on from London by the Islamic movement for reform. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/24/2003 - Saudi opposition calls for demonstration tomorrow
The Islamic movement for reform ( al-Haraka al-Islameyah Lel Islah ) in Saudi Arabia which takes London as a headquarters has called for organizing new demonstrations tomorrow ( Thursday ) in several Saudi cities. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/22/2003 - Iraqi refugees in Saudi Arabia return back to Iraq one shift every week
A new shift of 651 Iraqi refugees returned back to the governorate of al-Basra via Kuwait yesterday coming back from Saudi Arabia where they had spent 12 years in Rafhaa camp in the heart of the desert. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/22/2003 - Saudi Arabia: partial Shoura council elections within three years
Saudi Arabia is proceeding to a political openness seen through the announcement to organize partial municipal elections by the end of 2004; expected to be followed by partial legislative elections; two years after that. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/20/2003