August 2, 2002

			THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES UNDERGOES A SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONDEMNS THE ISRAELI AGGRESSION AGAINST GAZA AND CONSIDERS IT A SHAMEFUL BLOTCH IN MODERN HISTORY. THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA DENOUNCES THE CRIME AND ISRAEL'S DAILY ABUSE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.   ON THE TWENTIETH YEAR OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES ACCESSION TO THE THRONE: A LIFE DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT LIFE SECTORS, AND A DEEP EXPERTISE GAINED FROM THE EDUCATION HE RECEIVED FROM THE FOUNDER AND HIS DEVOTION TO READING, KNOWLEDGE AND SHOULDERING RESPONSIBILITIES.   FIFTY YEARS OF CONTINUOUS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS BASED ON THE FOUNDATIONS KING FAHD AS THE FIRST MINISTER OF EDUCATION ESTABLISHED IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES: EDUCATION MUST REACH EVERY HOUSE AND BE THE TORCH THAT ENLIGHTS THE WAY OF EACH CITIZEN. BUILDING HUMAN BEINGS IS FUNDAMENTAL AS NO DEVELOPMENT COULD BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE ERADICATION OF ILLITERACY.   THE CLEAR PATH OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES IN SUPPORTING ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AND SERVING THEIR CAUSES. SAUDI ARABIA IN KING FAHD'S ERA OF PROSPERITY AND WELFARE LEADS THE WORLD IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AID. THE KINGDOM OFFERS SR 285 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE TO THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BETWEEN 1973 AND 2000.   PROJECTS OF PRIDE TO THE ISLAMIC PEOPLE AND HONOURABLE ACHIEVEMENTS BASED ON THE FEELINGS OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE NATION AND WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATIONS. IMPORTANT STEPS TO EXPAND AND RENOVATE THE HOLY MOSQUES. THE KINGDOMS' ILLUSTRIOUS EFFORTS IN THE FIELD OF ESTABLISHING CENTERS, MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC INSTITUTES.   THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING FAHD IBN ABDUL AZIZ IS A BRAVE LEADER WITH HISTORICAL STANCES. KING FAHD BELIEVES IN PEACE AND IS FIRM IN FACING CRISES, DETERING AGRESSION AND PROTECTING MUSLIMS' RIGHTS, SECURITY AND STABILITY. SAUDI ARABIA PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SOLVING THE WORLD CAUSES, FACING THE OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT, ENDING THE WAR IN LEBANON AND SOMALIA AND IN SUPPORTING THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE.   THE VICE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE PROJECT OF THE UNIVERSITY TOWN AFFILIATED TO UM UL QURA UNIVERSITY IN AL TAIF PROVENCE. THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION: THE EDUCATION SECTOR IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS THAT ATTRACT THE CARE AND ATTENTION OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND HIS ENTRUSTED CROWN PRINCE.   PRINCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT..AND GIFTS OF THE DESERT. "THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT." ONE OF A SERIES OF CONCERNS OF PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ. EXHIBITION IN LONDON OF PAINTINGS DEPICTING IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONEMNT ENTITLED: "GIFTS OF THE DESERT".   THE SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE ISRAELI AGGRESSION AGAINST GAZA AND THE ARAB AMBASSADORS CONDEMN THE AGRESSION AS A CRIME OF WAR AND STATE TERRORISM. THE SAUDI REPRESENTATIVE: NO LOGIC IN THE HEINOUS CRIME, WHICH IS A TERRORIST ACT, CONDEMNED CRIME AND A STRIKE AGAINST PEACE EFFORTS. THE ARAB LEAGUE CALLS FOR STOPPING EQUIPPING ISRAEL WITH WEAPONS.   IN BRIEF   WE WISH TO APOLOGIZE TO OUR READERS ON THE INTERNET FOR NOT PUBLISHING NEW ISSUES OF "AIN-AL-YAQEEN" DURING THE COMING MONTH OF AUGUST DUE TO THE SUMMER VACATION. WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER; UNTIL THEN WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY SUMMER HOLIDAY.