October 19, 2001
KING FAHD CHAIRS THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF MERCY, LOVE AND RESPECT FOR HUMANITY AND PREVENTS ILL-DOING AND AGGRESSIONS AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.
WE APPEAL TO GOD TO HELP MUSLIMS UNIFY THEIR RANKS, ACHIEVE SOLIDARITY AND WORK FOR THE INTEREST OF THE MUSLIM NATION.
KING FAHD, THE CROWN PRINCE AND THE SECOND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS WITH THE AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE TALKS INCLUDE ASPECTS OF COOPERATION AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE, THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIVES OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES:
THE SAUDI RELIEF TEAM STARTS TO SEND RELIEF FLIGHTS TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEES.
PRINCE NAIF IBN ABDUL AZIZ ANNOUNCES THE START OF THE DONATIONS CAMPAIGN.
INCREASING THE SAUDI RELIEF TO CHECHEN REFUGEES WITH THE START OF THE WINTER SEASON.
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH INFORMS THE MEMBERS OF THE SHOURA COUNCIL ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATIONS AND CONFIRMS:
SAUDI ARABIA HAS BEEN EXERTING ALL EFFORTS TO DEFEND THE STATUS OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS.
PRINCE NAIF: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AFGHANISTAN DOES NOT PLEASE US BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE SHOULD NOT FACE TERRORISM WITH ALL OUR EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT ITS SEEDS.
WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED CONFIRMATIONS FROM THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES THAT SAUDIS ARE INVOLVED IN THE ATTACKS ON NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON.
PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ ISSUES HIS DIRECTIVES TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES AND ANNOUCES IN A SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF THE ARAB ENVIRONMENT DAY:
SAUDI ARABIA HAS HELD THE FIRST FORUM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO SHOW THE CARE ISLAM ACCORDS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE KINGDOM HAS ADOPTED THE CONTINUOUS POLICY OF DEVELOPMENT IN ITS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AND THAT HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM WHICH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS ENDORSED.
COLLECTIVE WORK IS A CIVILIZED WAY TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVE ITS NATURAL RESOURCES.
GCC DEFENCE MINISTERS DISCUSS IN MANAMA WAYS OF TRANSLATING THE JOINT DEFENCE ACCORD TO AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.
THE DEVELOPED JAZEERA SHIELD FORCE BEGAN ITS TASKS WITH A SMALLER FORMATION AND THE OTHER UNITS WILL FOLLOW AFTER FINISHING THE INSTALLATIONS.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE COOPERATION BELT PROJECT TO LINK THE AIR FORCES AND AIR DEFENCE CENTERS WITH AN EARLY WARNING RADAR SYSTEM IS FINISHED AND STUDIES TO LAUNCH THE GCC DEFENCE SATELLITE ARE COMPLETED.
FOLLOWING INTENSIVE TALKS BETWEEN BLAIR AND ARAFAT IN LONDON:
BLAIR: ESTABLISHING THE PALESTINIAN STATE WITH ALL ITS CONSTITUENTS IS THE TARGET OF THE PEACE PROCESS.
ARAFAT: I CALL UPON ISRAEL TO IMMEDIATELY RESUME THE FINAL NEGOTIATIONS.
THE POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ASSASINATION OF THE EXTREMIST ISRAELI TOURISM MINISTER IN REVENGE FOR THE ASSASINATION OF ABU ALI MOUSTAFA.
INCREASING PROSPECTS OF IMMINENT GROUND ATTACKS AFTER ELIMINATING TALIBAN'S MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND COMPLETING THE AMERICAN SUPREMACY IN THE AFGHAN SKIES.
AN AMERICAN-PAKISTANI AGREEMENT ON A ROLE FOR MODERATES INSIDE TALIBAN IN THE FORTHCOMING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT.
THE US SENATE'S MAJORITY LEADER RECEIVES A LETTER CONTAINING ANTHRAX AND THE BACTERIA IS DISCOVERED IN THE HOUSE'S VENTILATION SYSTEM.
AL HARIRI IN A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEW WITH "ASHARQ AL-AWSAT":
THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11 HAVE CHANGED THE WORLDTHE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION HAS LEAD TO A NEW SITUATION.
THE LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER: WE WANT THE UNITED STATES TO PLAY AN EFFECTIVE ROLE IN SOLVING THE MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM.
"BY SOLVING THIS PROBLEM THE US WILL SOLVE ITS OWN PROBLEM."
LEBANON SHOULD NOT BE BLAMED FOR THE PRESENT CRISIS "BECAUSE IT WAS HIJACKED."
IMAD MUGHNIYA IS NOT HIDING IN LEBANON, AND WE DON'T KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF ABU MAHJEN.
IN BRIEF
