January/February, 2002

Volume 19 Number 1

The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,

Washington, DC

• Crown Prince Abdullah calls for unity and self-reliance at GCC Summit

• Crown Prince Abdullah’s vision for mideast peace draws global support

• Recent meetings of the Council of Ministers

• National Culture and Heritage Festival draws large crowds

• Hundreds of business leaders and scholars attend Jeddah economic forum

• ECONOMIC NEWS ..... 

• Meeting promotes agriculture in Jizan Province

• King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah greet Muslims on occasion of Eid Al-Adha

• Saudi Arabia participates in OIC-EU Forum in Istanbul

• FROM THE KINGDOM .....

• FROM THE PRESS, EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS, and photos

• VIP VISITS, 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)