“Qattan, who was recalled by Saudi Arabia following unjustified protests and security threats to Saudi Embassy officials in Cairo during the last few weeks, has returned to the country,” confirmed Osama Nugali, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, in Riyadh yesterday.
Prince Saud called on the Gulf governments to move to “a phase of union with full integration of key affairs to give greater impetus and strength to the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).”
The abduction case took a new turn after Mishaal Mohammed Rasheed Al-Shodoukhi, who was named on a list of fugitive Al-Qaeda militants by the Saudi authorities in 2009, made a phone call to the Saudi Embassy in Sanaa and demanded the release of some prisoners. Major General Mansour Al-Turki, a spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said in Riyadh yesterday:
The fate of Saudi deputy consul Abdullah Al- Khalidi is still unclear following his kidnapping in Yemen due to the silence of Yemeni authorities and various rumors circulating in the country’s media.
Riyadh has already granted SR897 million to rehabilitate the Azraq Road in the country, while a Saudi delegation will visit Amman soon to discuss potential areas of cooperation and the possibility of rehabilitating the Maan-Mudawara Road of Jordan with Saudi financial support. “On the other hand, Riyadh and Amman have also pledged to cement their ties and push forward their cooperation in the tourism sector,” said Nayef H. Al-Fayez, Jordanian minister of tourism and antiquities, in Riyadh on Sunday night.
“Jakarta will be sending a 14-member presidential task force to the Kingdom on April 7 to talk to Saudi officials and to intensify efforts in cooperation with its embassy to rescue the maids,” said Hendrar Pramutyo, spokesman of the Indonesian embassy in Riyadh, on Thursday.
“The Bangladesh’s security agencies are yet to make any arrests or name suspects in the murder case,” said Alauddin Alaskari, deputy foreign minister for protocol affairs, here yesterday.
“The Bangladesh’s security agencies are yet to make any arrests or name suspects in the murder case,” said Alauddin Alaskari, deputy foreign minister for protocol affairs, here yesterday.
Asked about any contact established by the Yemeni security agencies with the suspected kidnappers, he said officials are trying to establish some sort of communication. “I cannot spell out details at this point of time mainly because of security reasons,” said Alaskari, adding the officials are still trying to crack the case. Riyadh and Sanaa are trying their best to recover the diplomat, he added.
The ministry of Culture and Information is set to take stringent measures against business entities as well as personal computer users who acquire softwere illegally. As part of its anti- piracy drive, the ministry has now authorized Internet service providers, data centers and other regulatory bodies not to offer services to subscribers and PC users untill they review their program licenses and are satisfied with the authenticity of the programs.