August 10, 2001
       
 
       
EDITORIAL:

THE BALL OF AGGRESSION AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WORLD.
 
KING FAHD URGES THE WORLD COMMUNITY TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
THE SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DENOUNCES ISRAEL'S NEGLIGENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ITS VIOLATIONS OF ISLAMIC SANCTUARIES.
 
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ''AQABAT AL MOHAMEDEIYA ROAD'' WHICH WILL SERVE 700 THOUSAND CITIZENS IN TAIF.
THE CROWN PRINCE PATRONIZES THE OPENNING CEREMONY OF KING ABDUL AZIZ HOSPITAL, LAUNCHES THE TAIF CABLE CARS AND OPENS AN ELECTRIC POWER TRANSFORMER STATION WHICH COVERS 27 VILLAGES.
 
PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ IN A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEW WITH "ASHARQ AL AWSAT":
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FACE THE ISRAELI AGGRESSION AND PROTECT THE PALESTINIAN RIGHTS UNTIL JERUSALEM IS LIBERATED.
OUR ARMAMENT IS NOT INCREASING AND THE ARMIES OF THE GCC ARE READY FOR JOINT DEFENCE.
WE ARE WITH FORGETTING THE PAST, OVERCOMING THE PRESENT SITUATION AND WE WELCOME IRAQ BACK IN THE ARAB FOLD.
WE REFUSE THE SAY ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF FOREIGN PROTECTION IN THE GULF AND NOBODY HAS ANY AUTHORITY OVER THE FOREIGN FORCES IN THE INTERNATIONAL WATERS.
MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAQ DO NOT USE OUR LANDS AND THE AIM OF AIR SURVEILLANCE IS PEACE.
WE WORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE GULF AND OUR GOOD RELATIONS WITH IRAN ARE NOT AT THE EXPENSES OF ANYONE.
 
PRINCE SALMAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ: THE KINGDOM SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IS FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH IN THE SERVICE OF ISLAMIC ISSUES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE HIGHER COMMISSION FOR RAISING FUNDS FOR MUSLIMS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SPECIFIES IN A FINAL REPORT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SAUDI DONATIONS.
THE FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL DONATIONS REACHED SR 2,103,869,21.
 
ARAFAT SENDS MESSAGES TO THE RUSSIAN AND CHINESE LEADERSHIPS AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL URGING THEM TO MOVE QUICKLY TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
THE PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT: THE SITUATION IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES IS GRAVE.
A PALESTINIAN OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN WARNS FROM THE DANGERS OF THE SITUATION: EVERYBODY'S SECURITY WILL NOT BE REALIZED WITHOUT THE RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENTS.
IN RESPONSE TO A PROPOSAL FROM THE ISRAELI MINISTER OF INTERIOR SECURITY:
THE SUPREME ISLAMIC AUTHORITY HOLDS ISRAEL RESPONSIBLE OF ANY ACT OF VIOLATION OF THE AL AQSA MOSQUE'S HOLINESS.
SHARON ANNOUNCES HIS REJECTION OF SENDING MONITORS AND SAYS ASSASSINATIONS WILL CONTINUE.
 
RAFHA CAMP TRANSFORMED INTO A MODERN CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT.
THE IRAQI REFUGEES REFUTE THE FOREIGN MEDIA ALLEGATIONS ABOUT THE KINGDOM.
BRIGADIER GENERAL MOHAMED AL OWAINAN THE CAMP'S COMMANDER: THEY ARE LIVING AMONG THEIR RELATIVES AND ALL THEIR REQUESTS ARE FULFILLED WITHOUT DELAY. THE AIM OF RESTRICTING FREE MOVEMENT IS FOR THEIR SECURITY.
THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT RECRUITS THE REFUGEES AS TEACHERS, DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE CAMP'S EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES.
SULTAN KHALJI, DIRECTOR OF THE UNHCR OFFICE: WE ARE HERE TO OFFER THE REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION AND THE CAMP IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
 
A SAUDI PLAN TO BUILD A LOCAL RAILWAY NETWORK BETWEEN THE KINGDOM'S CITIES AND AN INTERNATIONAL ONE TO TRANSPORT CARGO FROM THE FAR NORTH WEST TO THE FAR EAST IN PREPARATION FOR A LINK WITH EUROPE.
THE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER: THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL PARTICIPATE IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN AS INVESTMENTS IN THIS FIELD ARE PROMISING ACCORDING TO THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
 
A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ARAB ANTI-NARCOTICS CONFERENCE IN TUNIS.
A CALL TO ADOPT A UNIFIED POSITION DURING THE MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE IN VIENNA AGAINST PERMITTING THE CONSUMING OF SOME KINDS OF DRUGS IN SOME FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
URGING THE CONCERNED SECURITY, MEDIA, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO EXPOSE THE MURKY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG TRADE AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
SAUDI ARABIA EXERTS DISTINCTIVE AND PIONEERING EFFORTS TO COMBAT DRUGS ON THE BASIS OF ISLAMIC SHARIA.
 
IN BRIEF