January/February, 2003

Volume 20 Number 1

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

Washington, DC

• Eid Message Calls on Muslims to Reject Extremism and Promote Tolerance

• Saudi Arabia Continues Diplomatic Efforts to Secure Iraqi Compliance with UN Resolutions and Avert War

• Ambassador Prince Bandar Addresses U.S. Mayors’ Conference; Condolences on U.S. shuttle disaster

• Hajj 1423; 18th Jenadriyah Festival

• Council of Ministers meetings; Arab Interior Ministers Meet in Tunis

• Jeddah Economic Forum; other ECONOMIC NEWS ..... 

• FROM THE KINGDOM .....

• FROM THE PRESS .....  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

Editor-in-Chief: Nail Al-Jubeir

Editors: Alice Umbarak, Rima Hassan

Some photographs courtesy of Saudi Press Agency (SPA)