Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 8/8/2005
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of August 8, 2005
- Fears of attacks in Saudi Arabia lessen
The US diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia announced the reopening of its headquarters in the kingdom two days of closing them over Washington fears that its interest will be attacked. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/11/2005 - Faqih plays down Saudi pardon to imprisoned reformers
The Islamic movement for reform in Saudi Arabia played down the decision by King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz to pardon five imprisoned reform advocates, saying that 4000 prisoners of opinion are still in the jails of the kingdom. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/10/2005 - Al-Jazeera: Released Saudi reformer will not be silent
The recent Saudi Arabia's royal pardon to some imprisoned reformers included Islamic activist, the professor for media at Imam Saeed university Bi Zaer who was sentenced to five year imprisonment over encouraging terrorism. Saudi Arabia-Libya, Politics, 8/10/2005 - Saudi king pardons imprisoned reformers
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz issued a pardon to five Saudi activists convicted up to nine years imprisonment. This was in the first initiative of its kind in which the king inaugurated his rule in succession of the late King Fahd. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/9/2005 - King Abdullah pardons Libyans involved in assassination attempt
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz issued a pardon to Libyans who were accused of an assassination attempt of King Abdullah in 2003, when he was a crown prince. Saudi Arabia-Libya, Politics, 8/9/2005 - Riyadh appoints new ambassador to London
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Saud al-Faisal announced that the government appointed its current ambassador to Rome, Muhammad Bin Nawaf, as its ambassador to London. Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 8/9/2005 - Saudi Arabia: no information about threats to American missions
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it does not know any thing about a nearby threat in the country, just hours after the American embassy in Riyadh said it had received threats and was to close its doors during the two coming days. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/8/2005 - Saudi tourist resort be established in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 8/8/2005