Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 8/2/2004
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of August 2, 2004
- Saudi Arabia arrests al-Zahrani, one of the main wanted
Saudi Arabia has announced the detention of Fares al-Zahrani, one of the main wanted on the list of the 26 wanted Saudis chased by the Saudi authorities. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/6/2004 - Municipal elections in Saudi Arabia in November
The Saudi news agency said that the elections to choose half members of the municipal council in the Kingdom will be in November and will continue until the beginning of 2005. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/5/2004 - Three Saudi reformers to be tried soon
A wife of one Saudi reformer who demand reforms in Saudi Arabia said that his trial together with two of his colleagues will start in August 9th. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/5/2004 - Riyadh denies any suspect in the relaions with Bush family
The Saudi Arabian ambassador in London, Prince Turkey al-Faisal, yesterday replied to some excerpts included in the documentary film " Fahrenheit 9/11" by film maker Michael Moore and what was stated in a book issued recently dealing with the relations between the two families of al-Saud and Bush. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/5/2004 - One Irish was killed in an armed attack in Riyadh
The Saudi Arabian police stressed the assassination of a resident Irish in his office to the east of the capital Riyadh. One Saudi security source said that the police found the body of the man inside his office in the headquarters of one of the trade establishments in Riyadh noting that the killed man is a civil engineer working in a Saudi company. Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/4/2004 - An International Front to defend the Saudi reformer Bin Zeer
The Arab Human Rights Committee said it works for forming an Arab and international commission to defend the Saudi reformer Sheikh Saeed Bin Zeer who was forced by the authorities of the Kingdom last Saturday to be brought before the judge without a defendant lawyer after three months of his detention. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Saudi Cabinet warns against Israeli Practices
Saudi Cabinet Monday warned against the repercussions of some Israeli radical plans to attack the holy mosque of al-Aqsa. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Al-Qathafi announces rejection to the Saudi proposal
The Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi announced his rejection to a saudi proposal to sending Islamic forces to Iraq, considering that this initiative, which was also rejected by each of Algeria and Bangladesh will not be fruitful before the withdrawal of the multi national forces from this country. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Saudi FM deplores Israeli practices against the Palestinians Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2004