November/December, 2001

Volume 18, Number 11/12

The Newsletter of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,

Washington, DC

• Saudi Arabia releases State Budget for fiscal 2002

• Saudi Arabia observes twentieth anniversary of King Fahd’s reign

• Recent meetings of the Council of Ministers

• Saudi Ambassador comments on Bin Laden tape; Bush expresses appreciation

• GCC Interior Ministers Meet In Manama To Discuss Terrorism

• Report outlines steps to eliminate sources of funding for terrorists

• ECONOMIC NEWS ..... 

• Winners of 2001 King Faisal International Prizes

• FROM THE KINGDOM ..... 

• FROM THE PRESS, EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS, and photos pp 9, 12

• VISITING VIPs (Jordan, Yemen, U.K., France, Palestine, Qatar, Tajikistan)

• NEWS BRIEFS, AND WASHINGTON NOTES

Saudi Arabia is published by the

Information Office of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC

Director: Ambassador Gaafar Allagany

Managing Editor: Nader Tashakkori

Editors: Alice Umbarak, Nail Al-Jubeir, Rima Hassan

Some photographs courtesy of Saudi Press Agency (SPA)