SAUDI ARABIA NEWS ITEMS - GULFWIRE & GULF  DIGEST - 2004 ISSUES

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Introduced This Date

 

November 1, 2004
 - US Again Advises Citizens To Leave Saudi
Arabia

 -
Saudi Embassy In Kuwait Evacuated Over
Threat
 

 -
Militants May Carry Out Car Bomb Attacks'
 -
Election Website Launched
 -
Saudi Steps Up Charity Monitoring During
Ramadan

 -
Jail Instead Of Death For Drug Traffickers
 -
Effat College Receives US Grant To Develop Engineering Curriculum
 -
Prince Ahmad Institute For Media Training
Set Up

 -
Japan To Provide Nursing Training To
Saudis

October 25, 2004
- Saudi Diplomats Hope Bush Gets Another
Term

 -
Saudi Denies Failure To Pursue Insurgents
 -
More Regions And More Powers For Provincial Governors In The Pipeline
 - Women Could Be Appointed To Municipal
Councils

 -
Local Councils In Major Cities To Have 14
Members

 -
Lawyers Plan To Challenge 37 Articles Of
Code

 -
Saudi Arabia Amends Naturalization Law
 -
Panel In Making To Advise Gosaibi On
Labor Issues

 -
Two More Wanted Terrorists Caught
 -
Big Strides In Poverty Eradication

 -
40 Saudis At Guantanamo To Be Released Soon

October 18, 2004
 - Naif Rules Out Women’s Vote In Civic Poll
 -
Saudi Charity Remains Open Despite Order
 -
An Academic Study On Anti-Saudi Campaign In British Newspapers
 -
Prince Talal Proposes Microcredit Fund To
Help Poor In Me, Africa

 -
Saudi Woman Scientist Claims Success In
Stem Cell Research

 -
Most Wanted Terrorist Among Three Shot
Dead In Riyadh

 -
Italian Women’s Delegation In Kingdom
 -
Unemployment: It Is A Part Of A National
Problem, Says Al-Gosaibi

 -
Saudi Arabia Bans Donations In Schools
 -
Saudi-Japan Parliamentary Lobbies Formed
 -
Govt Plans To Introduce Highway Toll Next Year
 -
Malaysian University To Open Jeddah
Office

 -
Stripped Of US Nationality, Yasser Hamdi Is Home  

October 11, 2004
 -
Fahd’s Reign Of Achievements
 -
Higher Council Proposed To Clean Up
National Image

 -
Saudi Charity Closed On Terror Suspicions
 -
Feds Want Saudi Advocate Trial Reopened
 -
BBC Lifts The Lid On Secret BAE Slush
Fund

 -
Govt Committed To Empowering Women,
Says Poll Candidate

 -
Saudi Military Mission Opens In Amman
 -
Saudi Ambassador Calls On UK To Keep Its
Word In Terror Fight

 -
Foreign Advisor For The Crown Prince Of Saudi Arabia Talks About Terrorism And The War In Iraq
 -
Saudi Arabia Lent Kazakhstan USD 2 MLN
For Construction Of The Mosque

October 4, 2004
 -
Kingdom To Make All Possible Efforts To
Improve Its Global Image
       

 - Saudi Reformists Boycott Court Hearing
 - 3 Women Nominate Themselves For
Municipal Elections

 - Saudi Writers Urge More Freedom
 - Saudi Human Rights Activist Flays US
Report On Religious Freedom

 - Shots Fired At Saudi Expatriate Compound
 - Saudi Security Forces Detain Ship Carrying
Arms

 - Move To Cover Expat Issues In National
Dialogue

 - Steps Adopted To Expedite Settlement Of
Labor Disputes

 - Saudi Edict Bans Mobile Phone Cameras
 - Greece To Vote On Saudi-Funded Islamic
Center

 -
Suspected Enemy Combatant Still Being
Held

September 27, 2004
 - Kingdom Moves Into A Dynamic Reform
Mode
 - Kingdom To Host Global Meet On Terror
 - 4 New Officers Join US Consulate
 -
Rights Body To Visit Saudi Prisons
 -
Frenchman Shot Dead In Saudi Arabia
 -
Terrorist Caught In Tabuk
 -
Yassin Al-Qadi Wins Case Against Swiss
Prosecutor

 - Saudi Women Hope For A Voice In Historic Election
 -
Saudi Arabia Allocates $70M To Teach
English

 - Experts Among Expats May Get Citizenship
 - King Fahd, Abdullah Receive Karzai
 -
Saudi Reports Arrest Of Nearly A Million
Infiltrators At Borders

 - U.S. To Send 'Enemy Combatant' Hamdi
Back To Saudi

September 20, 2004
 - U.S. Slams Saudi Arabia On Religious
Rights

 - Woman Runs For Office In Saudi Arabia
 - Govt Officials Opposing Policy Warned
 - Saudi Trial Could Alter Pace Of Reform
 - Saudi Professor Sentenced For Speaking
Out

 - British National Shot Dead In Riyadh
 - British Mission Issues New Security Warning
 - Conference To Discuss Saudi Image Abroad
 -
Kingdom To Join Asia Cooperation Dialogue

September 13, 2004
 - Civic Election Schedule Announced
 - Bomb Explodes In Saudi, U.S. Shuts
Jeddah Consulate

 - Saudis Launch Program To Root Out Extremism
 - Saudi Charity Accused Of Financing Terror
 - Envoy In Saudi 'Collusion' Claim
 - WTC Agency To Sue Saudi Arabia For 9/11
Damages

 - Arab News Launches 9-11 Site
 - Khurma Governorate Car Fired At; 4 Held
 - U.S. Officers Unable To Vet Visa-Seeking Saudis
 - Saudi Arabia, China Agree To Formal
Political Dialogue

 - Education Ministry Agrees To Hire 3,000
Graduate Teachers

 - RVF Reported In Jizan; Cattle Breeders Warned
 - Women Come Out Against Extremist Internet Magazine
 - Women Denied International Driving
Licenses

 - Riyadh Hospital To Host Global Conference
On Robotic Surgery
 

September 6, 2004
 - Businessmen Nominate Themselves For  Elections
 - Saudi Aramco Launches New Initiative For Saudization
 - Gosaibi Orders Saudization Of Customs
Clearance Jobs

 - Cantor Fitzgerald Sues Saudis For Losses
 - Holland Plans To Revoke Negative Travel
Advisory

 - Technical College To Train 800,000 Saudi Women
 - Saudis Fight Militancy With Jobs
 - Visitors Will Have Camera Phones Seized
 - U.S.-Saudi Relations: A Glass Half Empty,
Or Half Full? An Interview With Thomas Lippman

 - Vote Near, Saudis Push To Modernize

 - 
Budget Surplus To Be Used To Pay Off Public Debt: Assaf

August 30, 2004
 - Shots Fired At U.S. Diplomatic Car In Saudi
Arabia

 - Pakistani And Four Militants Arrested By
Saudi Forces
 - Saudi Weapons Amnesty Expires
 - Saudi Al-Qaeda Chief's Wife Freed
 - Vote Near, Saudis Push To Modernize
 - ‘Inside The Mirage’ Author Talks About Troubled Relationship
 
- Saudi Team In Us For WTO Talks
 - Saudi To Use Extra Income To Repay Public Debt
 - Ease Restrictions On Family Visas, GCC
Study Suggests

 - Saudi Arabian Oil Fields Brimming
 - Foundation For The Gifted To Get $55,000
US Grant

 - American School To Reopen
 - Lebanese Daily To Be Printed In Kingdom
 - Chaos At Saudi Reformists' Trial
 - Saudi PR Drive In US Doomed To Failure
 - Dialogue On Youth Issues In November
 - BBC Criticized For Report About Saudi Arabia

 -
Saudi, Australia Reach Islamic Funding Deal

August 23, 2004
 - Top Figures Prepare To Contest Polls
 - UN Team To Monitor Voter Registration
 - Saudi's Major Terror Battle Over - Abdullah
 - U.S. Eyes Money Trails Of Saudi-BackedCharities
 - Border Security Boosted
 - KSU Team To Visit US Over Student VisaHurdles
 - UK Missions Introduce New VisaProcedures
 - Saudis Pin High Hopes On Census
 - Man Held In Saudi Jail Seeks U.S. Aid
 - Thailand Launches Bid To Repair Strained 
Relations

 - Polio Immunization Campaign Next Month
 - Vaccination Against Yellow Fever A Must
 - Sri Lanka To Build Surgical Unit With Saudi
Grant  

August 16, 2004
 - US Diplomats Head Back To Saudi
 - Kingdom Announces Regulations For
Municipal Elections

 - Royal Embassy Of Saudi Arabia Launches New Advertising Campaign
 - Saudi Police Kill Wanted Militant In Makkah
 - Expats Can Take Up Grievances With
Elected Councils: Official

 - Saudi Embassy Urges Boycott Of UK
Universities

 - Saudi Immigration Department Plans
Countrywide Women's-Only Sections

 - Saudi Aid For Darfur

 -
Marine Protection Campaign Planned  

August 9, 2004
 - Civic Elections In Three Phases After
Ramadan

 - Saudi Police Hold Top Al Qaeda-Linked
Militant

 - Kingdom Will Go Ahead With Reform Plan:
Sultan

 - Trial Begins For Saudi Reformists
 - Saudi Diplomat 'Should Have Immunity
Waived'

 - Irishman Killed In Saudi Arabia
 - Islamic Art Show To Promote East-West
Understanding

 - Bin Mahfouz Wins Libel Case In UK
 - Kingdom Suspends Truck Traffic To Iraq
 - Saudi Arabia Opens Fields Before Plan, Lifts
Capacity

 - Saudis Sign Legal Consultancy Accord For
Railway Expansion

 - New Program To Boost US Ties Through
Trade And Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2, 2004
  - Saudi Panel To Study Causes Of Terrorist
Attacks

 - Saudi To Pay Pledged Aid Soon - Iraq Minister
 - Kerry Under Fire For Saudi-Bashing
 - U.S. Family Held In Saudi Arabia To File Suit
 - Egyptian Expat Awarded SR130,000
Compensation For Illegal Detention  

July 26, 2004
 - Facts About Saudi Arabia In 9-11
Commission Report
 - Gap Between Income And HRD Levels
Wide: UNDP

 - Abdullah Says Saudi Imams Are Under
Watch

 - Top Terrorist Shot Dead In Riyadh
 - Saudi Militants 'Could Surrender'
 - Top US Commander Visits Saudi Arabia
 - Saudi Legal Team To Seek Release Of
Prisoners

 - Summer Camp For Youth Combats Militant
Ideology

 - New US Consular Website Launched
 - JCCI Center To Provide Legal Cover For Women Training Programs
 - Lone Saudi Woman Film Maker Champions
Social Change

 - Haj Pilgrims Must Get Shots Against Flu,
Yellow Fever, Meningitis

July 19, 2004
 -  U.S. House Votes To Cut Saudi Arabian Aid
In Terrorism Protest
                                       
 - Women Excluded From Local Poll
 - Top Al-Qaeda Figure Surrenders
 - Hostage's Company To Leave Iraq
 - 3,000 People Run Riot At Auction Of Tribal
Land In Taif

 - Search Ends For Beheaded American

 - Website Offers Virtual Tour Of Saudi Arabia
 - Rights Watchdog To Address ‘Abuse Of
Expat Workers’

July 12, 2004
 - Municipal Elections In Autumn
 - Bush Pressured To Oppose Saudi WTO
Admission

 - Prince Saud Denies Prisoner Swap
 -  Saudis Facing Return Of Radicals
 - Exiled Saudi Is Dissident To Some, Terrorist To Others
 - Kingdom Hands Over Border Posts To
Yemen

 - Woman Appointed To Top Health Post In
Jeddah

 -
Egyptian’s Kidnappers Seek Ransom From
Saudi Sponsor
 

July 5, 2004
- 2-Month Amnesty For Weapons Handover
U.S. In Deal To Return Saudi Terror Suspects
Saudi Militant Repents On Television
After Surrender

Move To Keep UK Businessmen Updated On Security Threats
Saudi Official: Chief Militant Not Killed
- Terrorists Steal Saudi Police Cars - Security
Firm

- Feds Raid Saudi-Based Institute In Virginia

June 28, 2004
- Terrorists Offered Amnesty
- Foreigners Could Get Guns: Naif
- Diplomats' Talks To Focus On Security Cover For Expats
- BAE Offers 'Saudi Danger Money'
- Britain Moves Elite SAS Squad Into Saudi
-
Muslims Told Not To Be Swayed By Foreign Ideas
- Young Women Say Superficial Issues Dominated Forum Discussions
- New Body To Oversee Education
-
BBC Correspondent Wounded By Terrorists To Be Shifted To London

June 21, 2004
 - U.S. Hostage Beheaded, Terror Group Says
 - Saudis Show Slain Al-Qaeda Chief
 - Saudi Arabia Did Not Directly Finance 9/11, Panel Says
 - U.S. Renews Alert For Saudi Arabia Citing Threat Of Terrorism
 - Saudi Anti-Terror Efforts Criticized
 - Riyadh-West Rift Is Over Palestine: Naif
 - Saudi Arabia 'Will Remain A Monarchy Committed To Islam'
 - Dialogue Forum Ends Amid Heated Debate

June 14, 2004
 - Victims In Riyadh Had Military Link
 - For Saudi Arabia, Al Qaeda Threat Is Now Hitting Home
 - Qaddafi Plotted To Kill Abdullah
 - Poll Of Saudis Shows Wide Support For Bin Laden's Views
 - Saudis Assure Security To US Firm
 - Expats Rethink Contract Renewal Because Of Security Concerns
 - Britain Allows Diplomatic Staff To Leave Saudi Arabia
 - Britons To Lose Bonuses If They Quit Saudi Jobs
 - Hundreds Take Part In Elections For Saudi Journalists
Association
 - Saudi Cleared Of Terror Charges In Idaho
 - Kingdom To Launch Three New Satellites This Month
 - Plan To Create 3 New Universities Approved
 - New TV Station To Uphold Islamic Values
 - 4.5M Saudis Expected To Holiday Abroad During Summer
 - Dengue Fever Claims First Casualty In Jeddah

June 7, 2004
 - Saudi Cracks Down On Charity; Freezes Assets
 - BBC Journalist Killed In Riyadh
 - Kingdom Seeks Extradition Of Dissidents
 - Manhunt Continues For The Three Escaped Terrorists
 - Al-Qaida Claims Riyadh Attack
 - Gunmen Open Fire At Checkpoint Near Taif
 - Saudi Police, Militants Exchange Fire In Jeddah
 - Public Urged To Inform On Terrorists
 - Saudis Bid To Calm Security Fears
 - Major Oil Companies Beef Up Security For Employees In Saudi
 - Tight Security In Eastern Province
 - All Set For National Dialogue On Women
 - Labor Minister Confirms Grace Period For Small Businesses
 - Sponsors To Pay Lifetime Salaries To Kin Of 7 Indians Killed In
Alkhobar
 - Kingdom, Turkey To Sign Security Pact
 - Dengue Breaks Out In Saudi Arabia

May 31, 2004
 - 22 Killed In Saudi Attack
 - Manhunt For Saudi Hostage-Takers
 - Fears Of New Al-Qaeda Attacks Stalk Saudi Arabia
 - European Envoys To Meet Tomorrow For Security Review
 - Saudi Al Qaida Issues Battle Plan For Urban Warfare
 - Saudi Academic Fears Possibility Of Urban Guerrilla Warfare
 - Shoura Calls For Action Against Terror
 - Saudi Arabia Won't Join G8 Meet Where Arab Reform Is On Table
 - US-Led War Colonial And About Oil, Says Turki
 - Municipal Poll Planned For February 2005
 - Japan Announces Scholarships For Saudi Students
 - Al-Fowzan Denies Al-Jazeera Fatwa
 - Saudi Jailed For Battering Wife

May 24, 2004
 - Five Killed In Saudi Shoot-Out
 - Diplomats Say Militants Behind Saudi Shooting
 - Cabinet Slams US Sanctions Against Syria
 - US State Dept Report On Human Rights And Democracy: Saudi Arabia Section
 - Saudi Prince Says The Kingdom Is At A Crossroads
 - Third Dialogue Forum On June 12 In Madinah
 - Saudi Reformists To Go On Trial After Two Months In Detention
 - HRDF Unveils Saudization Strategy
 - Saudi Anti-Terror Squad Set Up
 - Saudi Edict Bans Muslims Watch Al-Jazeera
 - Canadian Embassy Denies Refusing Sheikh Al-Sudais Visa
 - E-Business Forum 
 - Saudis Need Tougher Laws To Fight Counterfeiters
 - American School To Reopen Under New Name
 - Prince Sultan Leaves Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

May 17, 2004
 - Ambassador Cautions Not To Condemn All Americans For Actions Of Few
 - Saudi Official Condemns Berg Decapitation
 - Kingdom Blasts Bush Remarks On Palestine State
 - Militants Aim To Topple Regime: Saudi Prince
 - Saudi Denies Compound Clash, Says Guard Fired Shots
 - Why The Saudis May Not Rescue Oil Markets This Time
 - Jeddah Students March Against Terrorism
 - Naif Vows Crackdown On Drug Trade
 - Saudi Ministry Of Education To Launch TV Station
 - Census To Start On Sept. 15
 - Saudis 'Ease Mixed Marriage Law'

May 10, 2004
 - U.S. Workers In Saudi Arabia Advised To Leave
 - Kingdom Is Determined To Crush Extremists And Protect Foreigners:
Saud
 - Shoura Council Passes Amended Citizenship Law
 - Shoura Proposes Measures To Fight Corruption
 - Jobless At 9.6%, Says Al-Gosaibi
 - Saudi Arabia - Annual Report 2004 - Reporters Without Borders
 - Expats May Be Allowed To Join Saudi Universities
 - Riyadh, Warsaw To Sign Security Agreement

May 3, 2004
 - Westerners Killed In Saudi Arabia
 - US Embassy Staff Asked To Restrict Movements
 - Saudi FM Sounds 'Alert' On State Of Relations With US
 - US Criticism 'Harming Our War On Terror'
 - Terror Strikes: A Chronology
 - Saudi Police Believe Al Qaeda Suspects Cornered
 - Prince Sultan Hospitalized
 - Govt To Crack Down On Visa Trade: Gosaibi
 - Call For Women's Section In Courts
 - Saudi Receives British Award

April 26, 2004
 - Terrorists Strike Riyadh
 - Saudis Gave Extensive Help To US During War
 - U.S.-Saudi Relations Show Signs Of Stress
 - Kingdom Trashes Woodward Allegation 
 - Abdullah To Open Conference On Islam And Terrorism
 - Gosaibi Vows Drastic Steps To Eradicate Unemployment
 - Thai Foreign Minister In Bid To Heal Rift
 - Jakarta Stops Arrival Visas For Saudis
 - Foreign Wives Not Eligible For Citizenship After Divorce
 - Nursing Conference To Focus On Saudization Issues

April 19, 2004
 - Evacuation Is Ordered For Most U.S. Diplomats In Saudi Arabia
 - Saudi Authorities Find Vehicles Loaded With Explosives
 - Kingdom Asks US To Change Mideast Stance
 - Saudi 'Militants' Kill 4 Police
 - In Saudi Arabia, Fresh Recruits For Al Qaeda
 - US Congressman Praises Saudi Political Reforms
 - Kerry Assails Bush On Relationship With Saudi Arabia
 - Al-Gosaibi Appointed Labor Minister
 - Biggest Ever Drug Bust In Riyadh
 - Saudis Arrest Religious Reformist
 - 13 Percent Of Saudi Youth Remain Jobless
 - SAMA May Freeze Half A Million Bank Accounts
 - Smart Card Ids, Iqamas Soon

April 12, 2004
 - Saudi Arabia's Al Qaeda Chief Vows To Eject U.S. From Arabian
Peninsula
 - Senator Questions Regulator On Riggs Bank
 - Government Endorses New Education Strategy
 - Naif Tells Wardens To Take Good Care Of Prisoners
 - Yamani To Lead Saudi Delegation To Pretoria
 - Suspected Militant Gunned Down In Riyadh
 - Second Shooting Incident Baffles Investigators
 - Over 50,000 Infiltrators Arrested

April 5, 2004
 - Kingdom Gets Clean Bill Of Health From FATF
 - Authorities Free Three Activists
 - Abdullah's Visit To Open New Era In Saudi-Austrian Ties
 - Interview-Arid Saudi Arabia Struggling To Cut Water Use
 - Housing Crisis Looms In Riyadh

March 29, 2004
 - Saudis Vindicated 
 - No Plans For Shoura Elections
 - Two Saudi Reformists Released
 - Some Saudi Detainees At Guantanamo To Be Released Soon, Says US
Ambassador
 - Travel, Tourism Offices To Be Reorganized
 - Saudization Fails To Stem The Tide Of Foreign Workers
 - Lord Mayor Of London To Lead UK Delegation
 - Women's Colleges In Riyadh To Be Made Into University
 - Medium Prevalence Of TB In Kingdom Should Cause Concern, Says Expert

March 22, 2004
- Saudi Arabia Detains Reformers
 - Saudi Arabia Releases Some Reformists
 - Saudi Reformers Recoup After Blow
 - U.S., Saudi Arabia United In War Against Terror, Powell Says
 - Two Terrorists Shot Dead In Riyadh
 - Cabinet Affirms Independence Of Rights Body
 - Saudi Sets Up Separate Labor Ministry
 - Saudi Passports Issued Before 2002 Now Invalid
 - Haramain Charity Set To Focus More On Serving Saudis
 - Saudi Candidate Loses ABCC Election
 - Poverty Line To Be Defined Later This Year, Says Al-Namlah
 - Al-Ula Region To Get Airport
 - Female Inspection Teams Proposed For City Entrances
 - Saudis Urged To Enroll In German Universities

March 15, 2004
 - Al Qaeda Boss 'The Poet' Killed
 - Top Judge Blasts Al-Hurra TV'S Ideological War
 - First Human Rights Association Gets King's Approval
 - Kingdom's First Municipal Elections To Take Place In October
 - Travel Agents Seek Urgent Govt Help To Defuse Crisis
 - PCA Becomes Independent Commission
 - Shoura Council Delegation Visiting Britain
 - Saudi Team In UK To Explore E-Education Possibilities
 - 1,600 Infiltrators, Smugglers Arrested In Two Weeks
 -  Journalist In Court Over Women's Right To Work
 - Saudi Police Officers To Get Training In Czech Republic
 - Cancer Cases On The Rise
 - Crackdown On Camera Phones Intensified

March 8, 2004
 - 'No Reforms Under Foreign Pressure'
 - Human Rights Body Set To Begin Work
 - Kingdom Sets Limits To WTO Conditions
 - Kingdom Open To All Tourists, Says Bandar
 - Commission For Charity Abroad
 - Kingdom To Figure In US Election Campaign: Expert
 - Student Charged With Terror Conspiracy
 - Saudi National Arrested After Acquittal In US
 - Abdullah-Musharraf Talks Focus On Defense Cooperation
 - Kingdom, Kazakhstan To Boost Cooperation
 - Businesswoman Gets EPCCI Post
 - 500,000 Traffic Casualties In Kingdom
 - Historic Artificial Heart Implant
 - Study: 20PC Saudi Women Obese

 

March 1, 2004
 - Saudi-US Relations Will Remain Strong, Says US Ambassador   
 - Kingdom Set To Start Issuing Tourist Visas
 - Business And Politics In Crucial Battle
 - Death Of Wanted Terrorist Confirmed
 - Media Conference To Focus On Saudi Image
 - Panel Formed For Charity Abroad
 - Elections To Saudi Journalists Association Postponed Again
 - Plan To Expand Shoura Coverage
 - Elections Planned For Universities
 - National Labor Committee To Represent Kingdom At ILO
 - Disney Movie On Arabian Horse Race Raises Storm
 - Saudi Arabia Conducts Military Exercises
 - Men Held In Saudi To Sue Captors
 - Poland's New Ambassador Arrives
 - Fahd Gives Anti-Poverty Fund $13M
 - Premarital Checkups Mandatory Now
 - Kingdom And Czech Republic Plan Security Cooperation
 - Riyadh, Rome Map Out Cooperation In Health Care
 - Saudi National Found Innocent Of Carrying Explosives On Plane In US

February 23, 2004
 - Return Of Diplomats To Saudi Arabia Ok'd
 - Security Forces Get 2,000 Calls About Car Bomb
 - Saudi Envoy Plays Down Warning Of Possible Attack
 - Saudi Petition Calls For Reform Timetable
 - Kingdom Not Aware Of US Democracy Initiative, Says Prince Saud
 - Kingdom Warns US Against Imposing Reforms
 - Treasury Blocks Assets Of Saudi Charity
 - EU Opens First Diplomatic Mission In Riyadh
 - Saudi Sees Double Standards Over Israel Weapons
 - Border Fencing To Go Ahead With Yemeni Cooperation
 - Saleh Affirms Security Ties With Kingdom
 - Canada Woos Saudi Students
 - Kingdom, Poland To Sign Deal On Combating Terrorism
 - KFSH Recognized By American Academy
 - Fellowship Set Up For Women Researchers

February 16, 2004
 - British Airways Cancels Flight To Riyadh
 - People Warned Of Terror Attack
 - Militants Step Up Battle For Sympathy In Saudi Arabia
 - Saudi Militant Killed In Clash, Pro-Qaeda Web Site Says
 - Security Forces Grab Suspect In Buraidah
 - Saud On European Tour To Revive Mideast Peace Process
 - Virtue Commission Members Assaulted
 - Al-Dahab Wins Faisal Prize For Service To Islam
 - Stop Foreign Haj Repeaters: Prince Sultan
 - Environment Conference In Riyadh
 - Ministry Introduces Part Of New Curriculum

February 9, 2004
 - New US Envoy James Oberwetter Arrives In Riyadh
 - Fahd Orders Expansion Of Holy Cities
 - Riyadh Police Stage Six-Hour Mosque Siege
 - Saudi Arabia Urges All-Out War On Terror
 - Algeria Ire At Feting Of Islamist
 - Pilgrims Start Trek Home As Muslim Haj Winds Down
 - Govt Expects To Cut Expat Labor By 50% In 10 Years
 - Saudis Pledge To Adhere To Islamic Law
 - Man Admitted To Hospital With Mad Cow Symptoms
 - Forum Formed To Promote Saudi-Korean Friendship
 - Ministry Studying Feasibility Of Having Female Nurses In Ambulances

February 2, 2004
 - 2 Million Prepare For Journey Of Lifetime
 - Tragedy Strikes Haj
 - Saudi Arabia's Clerics Set Boundaries On Reforms
 - Saudi Minister Denies Terror Camp Reports
 - Saudi Arrests Militants In Riyadh, Policemen Killed
 - After Saudi Raid, Al Qaeda Vows To Continue Fight Against Officials
 - Crush Terror Mercilessly: Grand Mufti
 - Efforts Continue For Release Of Saudis Held In Guantanamo
 - U.S. Revokes Visas Of 16 At Islamic Institute
 - Saudi, Indian Share Faisal Prize For Islamic Studies

January 26, 2004
 - U.S., Saudis, Seek To Freeze Assets
 - US Downplays Chances Of Quick Saudi Deal
 - Smear Campaign Will Not Weaken Saudi-US Ties, Says Abdullah
 - Grand Mufti Denounces Unveiled Women At JEF
 - Women Driving Cars Is A Sinful Thing: Al-Qarni
 - Educational Reform Not Under Foreign Pressure, Says Naif
 - Saudis 'Kidnap Reformist Prince'
 - Interior Ministry Brings Out Booklet On 'Most Wanted' Terror Suspects
 - Shoura Council Reviewing New Labor Law
 - Saudization: Employers Voice Reservations
 - Dutch Consulate In Jeddah To Close
 - Three Specialized Units To Be Set Up To Combat Aids
 - Acclaimed Saudi Novelist Dies Of Cancer
 - New College Aims To End Expat Domination Of Health Sector
 - Haj Watch: Security Plan Reviewed
 - Sri Lanka To Sign Deal To Protect Interests Of Housemaids, Employers

January 19, 2004
 - Saudis Discover Al-Qaida Training Camps
 - Saudi Crown Prince Pledges To Press On With Reform
 - Freedom Of Expression Not At Cost Of Islam: Abdullah
 - Top US Official Blasted For Anti-Saudi Remarks
 - Al-Ikhbariya Makes Waves
 - Female Journalists To Contest Election
 - Senior Education Officials To Visit Japan
 - 2 Moroccan Suspects Swapped For 3 Saudis
 - Plan To Protect Pilgrims From Flash Floods Finalized
 - Ministry Sends Teams To Monitor Contagious Diseases In Holy Sites

January 12, 2004
 - New US Envoy To Saudi Sworn In
 - Swiss Arrest Eight In Connection With May 12 Riyadh Attack
 - Terrorism In Saudi Arabia: Causes And Solutions
 - Saud Warns Against Iraq's Ethnic Rivalry
 - Baker To Visit Saudi Arabia
 - U.S. Indicts Saudi Student
 - Elections To Journalists Association Postponed
 - CNBC Arabiya Opens TV News Bureau In Riyadh
 - British Airways Resumes Flights
 - Bomb Defused In Riyadh
 - Next National Dialogue To Focus On Women's Rights, Says Al-Rajih
 - Saudi Doctor Named Visiting Professor At Johns Hopkins University
 - Holy Kaaba Washed Ahead Of Haj
 - Ministry To Deploy 40,000 Officials On Haj Duty
 - Tight Security As Pilgrims Start Pouring In
 - Foreign Airlines To Operate In Madinah
 - Illegal Laborers Swarm On Jeddah's Street Corners
 - Saudi Arabia - Consular Information Sheet

January 5, 2004
 
- Be Patient, Abdullah Tells Reformers
  Makkah Forum Calls For End To Social Discrimination
 - Dialogue Forum To Focus On Shoura Elections, Extremism
 - Makkah Forum Official Defends Choice Of Speakers, Papers
 - Saudi Scholars Warn Against Changing School Books
 - Al-Qaida-Linked Militants Begin Targeting Saudi Security Officials
 - Brigadier Found Dead
 - Top Wanted Terrorist Surrenders
 - 3 Linked To Saudi Blast Arrested
 - Interior Ministry Redrafting New Naturalization Bill
 - Private Investors Plan SR6B Mina Tent Project
 - Saudi Official Denies Suicide Pilots Report
 - Special Training
 - Haj Ministry To Issue New Regulations For Tawafa Organizations
 - 4,000 Detained, Weapons Seized
 - New College Of Medicine To Be Set Up In Riyadh
 - Saad Al-Mahdi Appointed Arriyadiah Editor In Chief
 - Riyadh Daily Closes Down