February 15, 2002
       
 
       
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES URGES THE PILGRIMS TO KEEP AWAY FROM ALL ACTIVITIES THAT DISTURB THE RITUALS.
THE ADOPTION OF NEW REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM OF GRANTING VISAS FOR HAJJ AND UMRAH.
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONDEMNS ISRAEL'S ATROCITIES AGAINST THE UNARMED INNOCENT PALESTINIANS AND CALLS FOR A UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST IT.
 
INAUGURATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DURING THE REIGN OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING FAHD IBN ABDUL AZIZ:
THE VICE GOVERNOR OF RIYADH REGION:
I PRAISE THE EFFORTS OF THE HIGHER MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ.
 
PRINCE NAIF IBN ABDUL AZIZ: ZIONISM IS BEHIND THE ANTI-SAUDI CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA.
ISLAM PREACHED AND TAUGHT IN THE KINGDOM REJECTS EXTREMISM AND SAUDI ARABIA IS NOT THE TALIBAN.
THE US SHOULD TAKE A JUST AND EVEN HANDED STAND IN THE MIDDLE EAST IF IT WANTS TO IMPROVE ITS IMAGE IN THE REGION.
WE HAVE DETAINED 30 SAUDIS AND THE INVESTIGATIONS WILL REVEAL THOSE WHO HAVE LINKS WITH AL QAEDA.
 
ALL MEASURES TAKEN TO SERVE THE PILGRIMS, ENSURE THEIR SECURITY AND FACILITATE THEIR RITUALS.
PRINCE NAIF IBN ABDUL AZIZ CHAIRMAN OF THE HIGHER HAJJ COMMITTEE: WE WISH THE GUESTS OF GOD A BLESSED HAJJ AND ALL SUCCESS TO ALL THOSE WHO EXERTED THEIR UTMOST EFFORTS.
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION: ISLAM IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE FREE FROM THE FALSE ACCUSATIONS WHICH SOME ARE TRYING TO ATTACH TO IT.
THE MINISTER OF HAJJ: A ROYAL DECREE HAS BEEN ISSUED APPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND STAGE OF THE SYSTEM OF BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR THE HOLY PLACES.
 
THE ARAB PARLIAMENTARIAN UNION CALLS FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN TERRORISM AND THE RIGHT OF NATIONS TO SELF-DETERMINATION.
THE SUDANESE PRESIDENT CALLS ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT THE DAILY ISRAELI KILLING OF PALESTINIANS.
THE HEAD OF THE SAUDI DELEGATION STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF REACHING A JOINT ARAB CONCEPT TO FACE THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE TOLERANT PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM.
THE SPEAKER OF KUWAIT'S NATIONAL COUNCIL: ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF LOVE AND WE REJECT ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM.
 
LEBANESE-ARAB CONSULTATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE ARAB SUMMIT.
PRESIDENT LAHOUD: THE ISRAELI CAMPAIGNS AGAINST LEBANON ARE SORT OF AGGRESSIONS AGAINST ITS SOVEREIGNTY.
THE LEBANESE PRESIDENT EXPRESSES HIS SATISFACTION FOR THE EUROPEAN STANCE.
AL HARRIRI CONFIRMS THAT ALL ARAB COUNTRIES AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMIT AND HOPES THAT ARAFAT WOULD BE PRESENT.
US DIPLOMATS IN BEIRUT ARE TOLD THAT LEBANON RESENTS THE ACCUSATIONS THAT HAVE NO EVIDENCES.
 
ISRAELI OCCUPATION TROOPS CONTINUE THEIR SAVAGE CRIMES AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE:
AIR STRIKES, INCURSIONS WITH TANKS, ASSASSINATIONS AND SECURITY BELTS AIM TO DIVIDE GAZA AND THE WEST BANK'S CITIES.
ARAFAT: WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE PEACE PROCESS AS A STRATEGIC OPTION AND THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT CAN NOT DEFEAT THE PEOPLE OF PALSTINE.
MUBARAK: THE MIDDLE EAST WILL FACE CHAOS IF ANYTHING UNTOWARD HAPPENS TO THE PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT.
 
A EUROPEAN ''INTIFADA'' IN THE FACE OF THE FULL US SUPPORT OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT.
EUROPE CRITICIZES THE AMERICAN POLICY AND DESCRIBES IT AS ABSOLUTIST AND SIMPLISTIC.
THE EU STATES TEND TO REVIEW ITS TREATIES WITH ISRAEL.
 
SPEECH BY THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY AT KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON UNIVERSITY ON "THE FUTURE OF ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION."
JACK STRAW: SEPTEMBER THE 11TH FORCED A RE-ASSESSMENT OF PRIORITIES IN MANY AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY, AND ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION ARE, QUITE RIGHTLY, NO EXCEPTIONS.
MULTILATERAL, GLOBAL APPROACHES ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THEY CANNOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY UNILATERAL, BILATERAL, SUB-REGIONAL OR REGIONAL ACTION.
THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS IMPOSED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTROLS ON EXPORTS OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO PERPETRATORS.
 
IN BRIEF