Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 6/14/2004
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of June 14, 2004
- Al-Qaida announces the killing of the American hostage in Saudi Arabia
The kidnappers of the American hostage Paul Marshal Johnson yesterday evening fulfilled their threats and killed their hostage after the end of a grace period they gave to the Saudi Arabian authorities to release detainees from al-Qaida organization. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 6/19/2004 - Al-Qaida leader in Saudi Arabia killed, Washington deplores the execution of Johnson
Leader of al-Qaida organization in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz al-Muqarran, was killed yesterday evening ( Friday) besides two other members of the organization and another one was injured during confrontations with the Saudi security forces during attempts to dispose of the body of Johnson. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/19/2004 - Riyadh intensified searches for the American hostage, urges Washington for intelligence support
The Saudi Arabian authorities intensified its efforts yesterday to find the American hostage Paul Johnson with the beginning of the countdown of the grace period given by the al-Qaida organization to execute him which expires today ( Friday) if the authorities will not release the organization's detainees in its jails. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 6/18/2004 - Washington warns against nearby attacks in Saudi Arabia, Americans to leave it
The US renewed its call on the Americans not to travel to Saudi Arabia and also not to live in it, calling on the Americans there to leave the country as soon as possible. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 6/18/2004 - After threats to execute the American hostage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia vows to protect foreigners, rejects to negotiate with al-Qaida
The Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz stressed that it is the duty of the Saudis to protect foreigners who are exposed to attacks at the hands of what he had described as extremists. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/17/2004 - Al-Qaida threatens to execute the American hostage within 3 days, Crown prince Abdullah threatens; American criticism for Riyadh
A statement by an Islamic web at the Internet attributed to " al-Qaida organization in the Arab peninsula " yesterday spoke of assassinating the kidnapped American hostage in Saudi Arabia if members of al-Qaida organization detained in the Kingdom will not be released within 72 hours, while the Saudi crown prince Abdullah threatened the extremists gunmen they will face shortly the security forces men. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/16/2004 - Saudi national dialogue accepts for the woman what does not violate religion
Works of the national meeting for intellectual dialogue yesterday concluded its third phase in al-Madina al-Munawara. The meeting lasted for three days and was under the title " the woman.. her rights and duties and education connection to that." Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/15/2004 - Saudi Arabia commends its citizens loyalty, campaign for the statement of the 6 men of religion
The Saudi Arabian authorities continues search for the group which kidnapped the American hostages at a time when the Kingdom authorities underlined the importance of co-operation of its citizens in confrontation of the " corrupted terrorist groups." The authorities commends their loyalty to " religion, the king and the homeland." Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/15/2004 - Libyan paper criticizes strongly the ruling family in Saudi Arabia
The Libyan daily al-Zahf al-Akhdar strongly attacked the Saudi regime and the ruling family, while the Saudi daily Okaz talked about an Egyptian initiative to contain the crisis which is escalating between Libya and the Kingdom since 2003 as a result of the unmasking of the attempt to disclose an assassination attempt against the Saudi crown prince. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/15/2004 - Al-Amoudi confirms his statement over al-Qathafi plans
Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi, the detained in the USA, whom the New York Times disclosed on Thursday had unmasked to the American intelligence the plan of the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi to assassinate the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, confirmed the rightfulness of the report, stressing that he is personally involved in this matter. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/14/2004 - Powell, Rice urge Saudi Arabia for more efforts to fight terrorism; Saudi Arabia denies finding a murdered man to the west of al-Riyadh
A senior official in the Saudi police denied news of finding in one street of the capital Riyadh of the body of a man, diplomatic sources said earlier on Sunday to be for a western citizen. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 6/14/2004