Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 1/17/2005
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of January 17, 2005
- King Fahd calls on Muslims to give up terrorism
The Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Abdullah have called on Muslims to give up terrorism. In a speech they addressed to the Saudi people and to the pilgrims on the occasion of Eid al-Adha holiday, they called for building bridges of amity among themselves. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 1/21/2005 - Two Million Muslim pilgrims ascend to Mona on Tuesday
Amid intensive security measures, some two million Muslim pilgrims in al-Haj rituals will head on Tuesday to Mona in completion of these rituals which they had started in Mecca. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Religion, 1/18/2005 - Kuwait accuses an organized group; Riyadh arrests one suspect
A spokesman for the Saudi ministry of the interior said that the Saudi security forces detained last week a Saudi suspect at a border point with Kuwait and he is been investigated over being involved in Houli clashes to the south of the capital. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Local, 1/18/2005 - Saudi Arabia deploys 50,000 security men during al-Haj rituals
The Saudi ministry of the interior has deployed some 50,000 security members in Mecca on the occasion of the approaching al-Haj season as the city is expected to be visited during the coming days by one and a half million pilgrims. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/17/2005