Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 10/4/2004
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of October 4, 2004
- Riyadh: detaining a sheikh in al-Ihsaa over provoking sectarianism
Saudi Arabia's ministry of the interior announce yesterday it detained a Sunni clergy under the charge of provoking "sectarianism" in al-Ihsaa area to the east of the Kingdom, inhabited by a huge number of Shiite minority in the country. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/8/2004 - Saudi reformer detained, Washington demands open trials
The Saudi Arabian authorities detained the secretary general of the National Islamic Meeting in al-Ihsaa area, Muhanna Bin Abdul Aziz al-Dakhil. Figures in al-Ihsaa area in the Kingdom announced one week ago the "foundation of the National Islamic Meeting for the region and set its objectives to support the unity of the rank between al-Ihsaa social strata and also the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/7/2004 - Riyadh: al-Harameen establishment desolved
The Saudi Arabian ministry of al-Awqaf and Islamic affairs yesterday desolved "al- Harameen charity foundation," one of the major charity societies and non- governmental associations in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/6/2004 - Saudi women speak louder to have their voice heard
Voices of Saudi women activists have become stronger for getting their rights including the right to take part in municipal elections despite the strong social restrictions. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/5/2004 - Gulf activists start their campaign to release reformers
The lawyer of one of the three Saudi reformers who have been tried in the Kingdom over the call to founding a constitutional monarchy and using western expressions in their effort to make political changes in the country, Khaled al-Mteiri, announced that the judge in Riyadh court, Muhammad Bin Khanin, postponed the three men trial session after they refused to answer accusations addressed to them in a close door session. Saudi Arabia-Gulf, Politics, 10/5/2004 - Two gunmen attack a complex inhabited by foreigners in al-Riyadh
The Saudi dailies issued yesterday said that gunmen threw one mortar at a residential complex in Riyadh inhabited by foreigners but no casualties were reported. Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/4/2004