October 6, 2006

THE NATIONAL DAY: KING ABDUL AZIZ ESTABLISHES THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ON THE BASES OF THE QURAN AND THE TEACHINGS OF THE PROPHET PEACE BE UPON HIM. THE KINGS OF SAUDI ARABIA AND THEIR SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIANS. SAUDI ARABIA'S PIONEERING ROLE ON THE ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS. The 30th of Shaaban 1427, corresponding to the 23rd of September 2006, was the 76th anniversary of the Kingdom's National Day. In this day in year 1932, history has recorded the birth day of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This came as a result of a long and hard struggle led by King Abdul Aziz bin Abdurrahman al Saud within a period of 32 years after recapturing Riyadh city, the capital of his ancestors that was on the 15th of January 1902. A Royal Decree to unite all parts of the Kingdom was issued on the 17th of Jumada Al Oula 1351 the new name given to the kingdom was "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". King Abdul Aziz chose the 23rd of September to be celebrated as the National Day of the kingdom. Seventy five years have passed, full of achievements in this country, the corner stone of which was laid by the late King Abdul Aziz and hid decedents continued to do so after him. King Abdul Aziz was born in Riyadh city in the year 1876, his father was Imam Abdurrahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah al Saud. He was taught by Sheikh Abdullah Al Kharji a well learned man from Riyadh City. He learned many chapters of the Holy Quran. Later he learned the whole Quran, Islamic Theology from another teacher named Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al Al-Sheikh. When he was young, King Abdul Aziz was fond of horse riding, he was known to be very brave, courageous, daring and was of good manners. He accompanied his father in his journey to the Badiyah. He was greatly influenced by the nomad life he led after leaving Riyadh City. Abdulaziz was only twelve years old when he arrived in Kuwait with his father. He spent about ten years there during which period he learned the holy Quran, learned about politics and learned about how to lead soldiers in the battle field. King Abdul Aziz was in his twenties when left Kuwait leading a handful of his relatives and aids towards Riyadh, by then he was about 26 years old. The Arab peninsula was in a mess. But on the 15th of January 1902, King Abdul Aziz was able to enter Riyadh City victoriously and the Arab peninsula witnessed a new era. He took over both the political and religious powers when his father, Imam Abdurrahman bin Faisal stepped down for him. This took place in the Grand Mosque after the Friday prayer. Gradually, the new King started to unite Najd area beginning with southern Riyadh when he defeated his opponents in an area called Dalam near Kharj thereby taking over all towns of southern Riyadh including Kharj, Al Hareeq, al Aflaj and Wadi Al Dawasir. King Abdul Aziz then went to Al Washam area and conquered its capital city Shagra and then went on to Thadiq and the capital of Sudair Al Majmaah. This was culminated in uniting all these areas under his rule and became part of what is known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Abdul Aziz was able to conquer Gasim area in the 1321/1324 after several minor battles but the last and decisive one was Raudat Mahannah on the 14th of April 1906. On the 17th of Jumadah Al Oula 1351, a Royal Decree was issued declaring all parts of the Kingdom united, under the name" Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" and his title was King of Saudi Arabia. King Abdul Aziz chose Thursday the 21st of Jumadah al Oula to declare that unity. Now this is the national Day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During his reign, two crossing swards and a date palm between them was chosen as an emblem for the newly established Kingdom. The flag of the kingdom was also chosen, it is a green rectangle in the centre were written the words "No god except Allah and Mohammed is his messenger in white, and under it is white sword. From the beginning, King Abdul Aziz, organized his kingdom in a modern way. He delegated authority and formed a government for Hijaz area after conquering it. He then created the non-existing office of General Prosecutor and appointed his son Prince Faisal to head that office that was in the year 1926. He also assigned to Prince Faisal the Chairmanship of the Shoura Council which was a consultative council. In December 1931, another decree was issued establishing a council of deputies. King Abdul Aziz then formed several ministries to run the government. Diplomatic relations with some countries were established and ambassadors, councils, commissioners and ministers were also appointed. King Abdul Aziz also supported the Palestinian issue and when the Arab League was established in Cairo in 1945 the Kingdom was among its first members. Among the first achievements of King Abdul Aziz was his project to settle the Nomads. They were settled in villages and agricultural lands. An army of volunteers was formed out of these settled nomads. King Abdul Aziz worked hard to improve the social and economic conditions of Saudi Arabia. He gave his instructions to establish new schools and institutes and encouraged book publishing especially Islamic books. He also expanded the Prophets mosque and supplied it with waster and medical services to serve Pilgrims. In 1937, oil was produced in commercial quantities in the Eastern Region thereby increasing the wealth of the country which in turn contributed to the development of the Kingdom and its welfare. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Fund was then Established. The King also ordered that agricultural equipment should be bought and distributed among farmers. Asphalt roads were also constructed and a railway line was also established to link Riyadh with Dammam. A network of telecommunications was established together with the Saudi Arabian Airways in 1945. A pipeline was constructed from the Arabian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Saudi Arabian Broadcasting Station was also established by the King in 1949. To fight disease the king ordered the establishment of Hospitals and provide heath services in the different parts of the kingdom. Immigration law was enacted to regulate the immigration and regular residence in the kingdom. Therefore it is clear that King Abdul Aziz God bless his soul succeeded in laying the foundation stone of a strong government in the Arabian Peninsula whereby it's constitution was based on the Holy Quran and the saying of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and as a result the country became one of the most peaceful and prosperous in the world for a long time to come. King Abdul Aziz did not sufficed himself with what he achieved earlier, but he continued to develop it and improve on it in all aspects and by will of God he succeeded in laying the firm bases for a good Islamic System that is concentrated on responsibility and good governance. So ministries and governmental organizations were established to continue this development. New innovations were imported to replace the old systems. The judiciary was based on the Sharia system therefore various courts were formed. It was also known that King Abdul Aziz has achieved a lot in the field of security, law and order, he was serious in applying the law and punishing anyone who tried to bring disorder in the kingdom so much that the Kingdom became very famous security wise. Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia who believed to be the Guests of Allah, were served with the best services and a law governing pilgrimage was enacted and the king himself supervised it's implementation to prevent anyone from exploiting them especially in transportation and accommodation services. The king was keen in seeing that food and water were provided to them in sufficient quantities. King Abdul Aziz was keen to spread Islamic education and knowledge, he fought ignorance everywhere in his Kingdom by supporting teachers, preachers and private schools and culminated this by establishing education department to oversee education in the kingdom. King Abdul Aziz did not only concentrate his efforts in the internal building only but he worked hard in the external area too. He established strong external relations with other friendly and brotherly countries based on clear objectives and steadfastness to principles according to Islamic teachings. King Abdul Aziz therefore strengthened relationships with brotherly Arab countries and worked hard to unite their stands on international issues and solve their internal differences through dialogue and agree on objectives that would guarantee them the liberation of their occupied territories and keep their rights. The main objective of King Abdul Aziz was to establish the rule of Islamic Law in the kingdom according to the Quran and the teachings of Prophet Mohammad. This objective was achieved fully by King Abdul Aziz because up till now the Kingdom is governed by the Sharia law. The Kings speeches and sayings prove this. Among what he said is "I depend on whatever I do on Allah who there is no God but him, I depend on him overtly and covertly, I believe that He is going to support us because of this dependence on Him. I am making Jihad to see to it that his word is supreme." He also said in the opening speech of the first Shoura council in 1349H. "All of you know that the base of our governance is the Islamic Law, therefore you are free to pass bills and enact laws that you believe suitable for this country, and these laws must not contradict the Islamic law because laws that are contrary to the Islamic law will not be of any benefit to any one. It is really bad and damaging to enact law against the Sharia laws which was revealed to our Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Before King Abdul Aziz, there was no security in the Arab Peninsula, even pilgrims suffered from highwaymen who attacked them and took their property, the Ottoman Empire imposed some sort of taxes to protect pilgrims to be paid in gold to highwaymen so that they would not attack pilgrims but still some attacks occur from time to time. When King Abdul Aziz came to power and applied the Sharia law he was able to reinforce law and order in the country and the robbery gangs have disappeared forever. An interesting story was being told about the security in the Kingdom, it was a story of a lost came loaded with goods and foodstuff which moved from town to town without being taken by any body until the owner found it. The kingdom therefore witnessed an ideal sort of security that has not been seen in most countries in the region by that time. King Abdul Aziz as a good Muslim leader who obeyed Gods instructions that Muslims should be brothers to each other, was the first Muslim leader to call for Muslim solidarity, therefore the first General Islamic conference in the history of Islam took place, it was called upon by King Abdul Aziz in 1345. The policies which were laid down by King Abdul Aziz on uniting Muslims stands and solidarity became the underling principles for the Kingdoms policies thereafter. Among his sayings on this issue "the most beloved thing to me is that I want to see Muslims united in their stands, to see them love each other and also to see Arabs loving each other, pursuing the same objective and follow the same way that leads them to the good. King Abdul Aziz was a unique leader of his time for he had a strong character that could be described by the following. * He was a strong believer in God and he depended on him in all his deeds. *He used to have a good experience in the religious affairs, because he learnt the Quran by heart and also learned by heart many of the prophets sayings together with the knowledge of the Islamic exegesis and applies all this knowledge practically on the way he governed throughout his time of rule. He used to sit with the well-learned people overnight and discussed religious affairs with them *as a sagacious leader, King Abdul Aziz was very wise in approaching any problem that faced him no wonder his choice of solutions in most cases was right. *King Abdul Aziz was also known to be very courageous, he lead his soldiers very successfully in all battles he fought. * he was also known to be a highly capable military man who drew successful plans and implemented them courageously where he was able to win battles by exploiting his enemies mistakes. *King Abdul Aziz had a good knowledge and experience of Bedouin and urban lives in the Arab peninsula and he also knows well the Arab tribal lineage, he could even know the tribe of a man by the first sentence he pronounces, therefore he used to treat his people according to the society they belong to. *King Abdul Aziz was very steadfast on the religion of Islam he is never apologetic in applying Islamic rules, but in spite of that he was a very kind and sensitive person. * He was kind to all his subjects; to him all people are the same. King Abdul Aziz died on the 2nd of Rabie Al Awal 1373, corresponding to the 9th of November 1953, after a very long struggle that influenced the Islamic and Arab worlds, and after he established his Modern I Islamic kingdom which used modern day ways of live without violating Islamic rules and principles aiming only to serve Sharia and Muslims everywhere. * The 15th of January 1902, corresponding to the 5th of Shawwal 1319 is a mile stone in the history of the kingdom, it was the date King Abdul Aziz conquered Riyadh and from that day the struggle continued to regain the kingdom of his ancestors. * King Abdul Aziz had spent more that 30 years struggling with his men to establish his kingdom by uniting its dissident parts based on the teachings of the Holy Quran and the teachings of his prophet Mohammad (PBUH). A Kingdom that would later contribute greatly to the establishment of principles of peace for the benefit of humanity. * the kingdom of Saudi Arabia was among the first members of the Arab league in 1945, King Abdul Aziz supported Arab countries to gain independence which by then were under the colonial rule, especially the Palestinian issue. * The king and the people of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia are very proud of serving the Two Holy Mosques and to serve their pilgrims. * among the very important facts that impose themselves when one is evaluating the Saudi experience is the unyielding determination and the strong will to modernize and develop this country sine the time of King Abdul Aziz until the reign of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. The Kingdoms history is full of high achievements in all it's stages, the country was well developed, it's economic infrastructure was well established in such a way that it was put among the most developed in the world, in addition to the development of the citizens the provision of good education. The high status of the kingdom has contributed to the activation of its role in the international arena through the UN which it was among its founding members and the other UN organizations. * the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has great economic and political contributions which suit it's role among the international community in addition to it's role and position among the Islamic and Arab countries which drew the respect of more than a billion Muslims all over the world. * the leaders of this country since the time of the founding father King Abdul Aziz until the time of king Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz got the respect of the peoples of the world because of the role it is playing in the international arena. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a long lasting stance on the Palestinian Issue since the era of its founder King Abdul Aziz al Saud. This enduring stance was first declared in 1935, at the conference on the Palestinian issue (Madrid Round Table Conference), until the current era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been backing and supporting the Palestinian issue in all its different phases and levels (politically, economically, and socially); since the Kingdom strongly believes that these supporting efforts are an Arab and Islamic duty. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has its own leading and distinctive role in bolstering the Palestinian issue and reinforcing the Palestinians towards achieving their aspirations in establishing an independent state. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adopted all resolutions of international organizations with regard to Palestinians. It also participated in numerous meetings and conferences on the Palestinian issue since Madrid conference to Road Plan. In this respect, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented the Saudi peace initiative proposed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz when he was Crown Prince, and adopted by Arab states in Beirut Summit in March 2002. The Initiative maintains peace and stability to all nations and guarantees a just, lasting, and comprehensive solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia exerts its utmost in contacting the West, friendly nations, and the US Administration to pressure Israel for considering international resolutions that call for complete Israeli withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since June 1967. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been further requesting the international community to interfere in order to stop the Israel frequent and aggressive practices committed against Palestinian people. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemned the racial segregation wall that Israel currently building on much of the Palestinian territories, and in this respect the Kingdom presented a protest memorandum to the International Court of Justice in Hague. In July 9th, 2004, the Court in Hague issued its resolution No. (28/2004) calling upon Israel to remove this illegal wall. In addition, the UN General Assembly issued its resolution in this respect calling upon Israel to remove this illegal wall as well. Saudi Initiatives to resolve the Palestinian Issue: First: King Fahd Project for Peace (Arab Project for Peace) In Fez Arab Summit in 1982, King Fahd project for peace was announced and adopted by Arab nations. This peace plan has become the basis for Arab peace plan in Madrid Peace Conference. The plan, which became known as the Fahd Plan consists of the following provisions: 1. Israel to withdraw from all Arab territories occupied in 1967, including Al Quds (Jerusalem). 2. Israeli settlements built on Arab land after 1967 to be dismantled. 3. Guarantee the freedom of worship for all religions in the holy places. 4. An affirmation of the right of the Palestinian Arab people to return to their homes and those who do not wish to return receive a compensation. 5. The West Bank and the Gaza Strip to have a transitional period under the auspices of the United Nations for a period not exceeding several months. 6. An independent Palestinian State should be set up with Al Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital. 7. All States in the region should be able to live in peace. 8. The United Nations or some Member States of the United Nations to guarantee the implementation of these provisions. Second: the Initiative of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz: It is the Saudi peace initiative suggested by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, and adopted by Arab states in Beirut summit March 2002, which aims at maintaining peace and stability to all nations and guarantees a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This initiative calls for: 1- Full Israeli withdrawal from all the territories occupied since 1967, to the June 4th, 1967 lines. 2- The acceptance of the establishment of a sovereign independent Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories occupied since June 4, 1967 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital. 3- Solving the Refugees issue in accordance with the international resolutions issued in this respect. The Saudi initiative stated that the acceptance by Israel to this initiative means that Arabs could establish normal relations with Israel in the context of this comprehensive peace. Saudi Financial Support to the Palestinians: Since the very beginning of the Palestinian issue, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented financial and morale support to the Palestinian people and to the Palestinian Authority. This generous support comes out of the Kingdom obligation towards both Arab and Muslim issues: 1- The Kingdom presented a generous financial aid to the Palestinians in Al-Khartoum Arab summit 1967. 2- In Baghdad Arab summit 1978, The Kingdom announced that it will present a total financial aid of ($1,97,300,000) in 10 years starting from 1979 to 1989. 3- In Algeria Arab summit 1987, the Kingdom allocated a monthly financial aid of $6 million to the Palestinians. 4- In the first Intifadah 1987, the Kingdom presented a sum of ($1,433,000) million to the first Intifadah Fund. It also paid ($2,000,000) million to the International Red Cross to buy medications, medical equipments and food for the Palestinians. In addition, the Kingdom announced in the conferences of the donors countries 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 that it is committed to donate ($300,000,000) million through the Saudi Development Fund to a Palestinian Development Program that oversees health, education and housing sectors in the Palestinian Territories. The Kingdom also took upon itself to exempt the Palestinian products and commodities from customs, duties, and tariffs. On the other hand, the Kingdom fulfilled its money commitment to the Palestinians ($184.8 million from April 1st, 2002 to march 30th, 2004) according to resolutions of both Arab summits in Beirut March 2002 and Sharm al-Sheikh March 2003. It also fulfilled all its money obligations to the Palestinians ($46.2 million from April to September 2004) in accordance with Tunisia Arab summit May, 2004. The Saudi financial support to the Palestinians is the biggest share among all other Arab donors. In Cairo Arab Summit 2000, the Kingdom suggested establishing two Funds with a total amount of one billion dollar. The Kingdom donated ($200,000,000) million to the first one, which was called Al-Aqsa Fund, whereas it donated ($50,000,000) million to the second one which was called Al Quds Fund. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gives a great attention to the problem of the Palestinian refugees. It presented humanitarian aid to the Palestinian refugees both through direct channels and through international organizations such as UNRWA, UNESCO, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, World Bank, and Islamic Bank. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regularly pays its annual share amounting to ($1,200,000) million to the budget of the United Nations Relief and Working Agency (UNRWA). The Kingdom also presented a special aid of ($60,400,000) million to UNRWA in order to cover the deficit in its budget and to implement its Palestinians related programs. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia allocated ($34,000,000) million to UNRWA out of its ($300,000,000) million aid to the Palestinians announced in the conferences of the donors countries 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999. After Arab-Israel war in June 1967, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia established popular committees to raise money from Saudi people to help the Palestinians. These popular committees raised about (SR 2 billion). In addition, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented a popular financial support of more than (SR 118 million) during the first Intifadah 1987. In the second Intifadah 2000, the Kingdom offered a generous aid (SR 240 million) in addition to other contributions such as cars, ambulances, and large quantities of medicine materials, food and jewelries. Al Quds Issue: Al Quds committee was established in the context of the Muslim World League to preserve the Arab identity of Al Quds and its Islamic style. Al Quds committee issued a decree underlying the importance of Al Quds Fund and called the Arab states to cover the total amount of money allocated for Al Quds Fund, ($100,000,000) million. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports Al Quds Fund in order to fight the Judaization to preserve the Arab and Islamic style of Al Quds and to enhance the Palestinian struggle in both Al Quds and other Palestinian Territories. In the field of protecting the Islamic antiquities and sacred places in Palestine, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reacted with all calls from UNESCO to protect and restore Islamic antiquities and sacred places in Palestine. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid the costs of rebuilding the Dome of the Rock, Al Aqsa Mosque, the Caliphate Omar bin al Khattab mosque and the houses of Imams and Sheikhs in Al Quds. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued numerous statements condemning Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people and against the holy sites. For example, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia denounced the Israeli government decision claiming Al Quds (Jerusalem) as a permanent capital of Israel. The efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in cooperation with Arab, Muslim and friend nations resulted in issuing the UN resolution (478) in 1980. This international resolution - which was considered a success for Muslim diplomacy - calls all states to withdraw its foreign missions from Al Quds. Since its foundation, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia realized the importance of joint Arab action and unification of Arab stance. Accordingly, from that time on, the Kingdom and other six Arab independent states in a sincere endeavour looked for a meeting to set up a mechanism to coordinate Arab relations and joint action to serve the interests and issues of these countries. Consequently, in March 1945 the Arab Countries established the Arab League and signed on its Charter. The Saudi Arabia's foreign policy in the Arab Circle is based on major permanent basis and principles that are: § The inevitable connection between Arab-nationalism and Islam. The Kingdom is distinguished by being the birthplace of Islam and the origin of Arab-nationalism. This trend has been always emphasized by Saudi Arabia since the era of its founder King Abdul Aziz, and his sons. § The necessity of Arab solidarity, together with coordination among the Arab countries with the aim to unify Arab stances and utilize all potentials and resources of Arab countries to serve the Arab interests. § Realism, which is represented in avoiding slogans and overacting, which negatively affect the security and stability of Arab World, and prevent the interference in Arab internal affairs. § Commitment to the principle of Arab brotherhood through offering all types of support and assistance. Due to the fact that the Kingdom has reputable position and credibility in the Arab World, and enjoys logic and well balanced policy, the Kingdom, from the stand point of Kingdom's concern to maintain Arab solidarity, has played a significant role as an honest and fair mediator to solve (internal and regional) Arab disputes. In addition, the Kingdom has exerted great reconciliation efforts aiming at the elimination of Arab controversies, which destroy the Arab unity. Within this framework, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid special attention to the Palestinian issue, considering it the main issue of Arab and Muslims, and a major element of the Kingdom's foreign policy. There is no wonder, since the era of King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, the Kingdom shoulders the responsibility of defending the Palestinian issue in all international arenas, and never tarry or linger in one day or under any justification to support the issue, on the contrary the Kingdom devoted itself to serve the Palestinian issue toward realizing rightful solutions and fair settlement. Islam has been always the most important factor affecting the determination of priorities of Kingdom's foreign policy. Since the foundation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom works out to devote and dedicate Her potentials and resources to serve issues of Islamic World and achieve the motives of solidarity and unity based on the fact of belongingness to one belief. The Islamic symbiosis is the method to regain Muslims position and honour. For the sake of achieving Islamic solidarity, the Kingdom sought and initiated together with their Islamic countries to establish a system of Islamic governmental and non-governmental organizations, among which are the Muslims World League, established in 1962, and the Organization of Islamic Conference established in 1969, where the Kingdom embraced the Headquarters of both organizations. These efforts originate from the comprehensive image of the meaning of Islamic solidarity that includes several concepts, the major concept is the collective security of Islamic countries, and working out to peacefully settle disputes among Islamic countries, and provide economic aids to Islamic countries and societies of limited potentials, provide emergency assistance and relief to Islamic countries affected by disaster, and back up Muslims and defend their issues and provide moral and material support to Islamic groups wherever they exist, through generous contribution in building mosques, and establishing Islamic civilized centers. We can say that Saudi Arabia's foreign policy in the Islamic circle aims at achieving the following objectives: Achieve comprehensive Islamic solidarity. Open new horizons for economic cooperation among Islamic countries aiming at the support of their potentials and resources on different levels. Stand against different types and techniques of cultural overflow and intellectual invasion that threaten the Islamic World. Work out to develop the Organization of Islamic Conference and support its activities to achieve more effectiveness in confronting the issues encountered by the Islamic World. Activate the role of Islamic countries within the framework of new world order. Provide assistance and support to Muslim minorities worldwide, and look after their rights in accordance with the principles of international law. Introduce the real and true image of Islam and its tolerance law Sharia'a, and protect Islam from all the clear accusations and slanders addressed to Islam, such as; terrorism and human rights violations. In the international circle, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is very keen to establish equal relations with the great power that is connected with the Kingdom through a series of interests, these interests emerged as a result of Kingdom's growing major role in both Arab and Islamic worlds. Where the Kingdom seeks out through both worlds to expand the Saudi move on the level of international society, and therefore tries to react with the effective and significant international policy centres, taking into consideration the consequences and responsibilities resulting from this policy. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proud being a founding member of the United Nations in 1945. The Kingdom strongly believes that the international peace is part of its foreign policy. The Kingdom always call for more transparent and justice in the treatment among countries, in terms of political, economical, social, and other fields. Since justice is the only method toward flourishing, prosperity, and stability of the world. Thus, the Kingdom does not believe in using power as a tool to carry out its foreign policy. At the same time, the Kingdom believes in lawful self defense as a base of international law. The Kingdom further believes in the role played by the United Nations and its affiliated specialized agencies and the international organizations as well, and their support to the prosperity of international society in all fields, especially, their support for international security and peace. The Kingdom has joined all these organizations and has been keen to support this international system by all the moral and material means and methods, in addition to maintain its active participation in their activities. It is possible to say that the Saudi foreign policy is based on major permanent basis and principles, among which are: § Kingdom's keenness to react with the international society through Her commitment to the UN Charter, concluded international agreements, and the basis of international law, which determine the framework of general conduct of civilized countries and societies. § Commitment of the Kingdom not to use power and not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. As well as, condemn violence and all means that negatively affect international security and peace. And emphasizes the principle of peaceful existence among the countries of the world. § Keenness on the stability of international oil markets, and seeking to develop international trade on fair basis and through the fundamentals of free market economies. § Form the Saudi foreign policy with moral shape through Her adoption to the principle of supporting the victims of natural disasters, homeless, and refugees in many countries of the world. Finally, the basis and principles of Saudi foreign policy can be generally summarized in the following: § Harmonizing with the principles of the Islamic Law (Sharia'a) considering it the constitution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. § Value the principle of sovereignty and non interference in the internal affairs of any country. In addition, reject any attempt of others to interfere in Her internal affairs. § Work out for international peace and justice, and reject the use of power and violence or any actions that threaten the international peace or lead to the building up of injustice and autocracy. § Condemn and reject all methods and mechanisms of international terrorism, and confirm that Islam is above suspicion of all terrorist activities. § Adherence to the regulations of the international law, agreements, charters, and bilateral agreements, as well as respecting them all either within the framework of international organizations or other agreements. § Defend Arab and Islamic issues in the international arena through continuous support by all political, diplomatic, and economic means. § Nonalignment and rejection of disputes that threaten international security and peace, and respect the right of people for self-determination and their lawful rights for self-defense. § Implement balanced and reasonable policy in the field of oil production, in view of Kingdom's position as the major oil producer and the holder of the largest world oil reserve.