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| 00HARARE4999 | NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY [...]C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON[...] |
2000-09-08 11:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00HARARE5397 | ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR [...]C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ), SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON[...] |
2000-09-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00HARARE5602 | MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL [...]C) AMBASSADOR REACHED FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY PHONE ON OCTOBER 2 TO FOLLOW UP ON REF A DEMARCHE. MUDENGE HAD B[...] |
2000-10-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA |
| 00HARARE6032 | ZIMBABWE VIEWS ON DRC PEACE PROCESS [...]C) POLOFF SPOKE TO CONGO DESK OFFICER MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO IN ZIMBABWE'S MFA ON OCTOBER 18 ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S VIEWS ON RECENT EVENTS REG[...] |
2000-10-25 16:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA |
| 00HARARE6677 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...]) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE MET MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON NOVEMBER 16. TSVANGIRAI OFFERED F[...] |
2000-11-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI SA |
| 00RIYADH3360 | SAUDI ARABIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...]E FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH C[...] |
2000-12-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SA |
| 01HARARE969 | MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR [...]C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE [...] |
2001-03-09 15:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI SA MDC |
| 01RIYADH1771 | THE AL SAUD AND CHALLENGES TO STABILITY [...]) AT PRESENT, SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYS AT LEAST SUPERFICIAL STABILITY. THERE IS NO DEBILITATING DISUNITY AMONG SENIOR AL SAUD PRINCES, REG[...] |
2001-06-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI SA |
| 01RIYADH2627 | TFUS01: SAUDI REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 11 [...]N THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 11, THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION): THE KING[...] |
2001-09-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER SA |
| 01RIYADH3968 | SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...]OLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT [...] |
2001-12-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL SA |
| 02AMMAN2907 | DEMARCHE: IRANIAN AIRCRAFT [...]S) THE DCM MADE THE POINTS IN REF A ON JUNE 2 TO ALI AL-AYED, THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO FOREIGN MINISTER MUASHER. AFTER REVIEWING THE [...] |
2002-06-03 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IR IS LE SA SY |
| 02AMMAN6024 | S/CT COORDINATOR TAYLOR'S OCTOBER 10 MEETING WITH [...]/NF) In a cordial meeting October 10 with FonMin Muasher, visiting S/CT Coordinator Francis X. Taylor conveyed the U.S.'s appreciation[...] |
2002-10-17 04:59:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SY SA JO MEPP |
| 02KUWAIT5296 | QATAR GAS TO KUWAIT [...][...] |
2002-12-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON KU SA |
| 02KUWAIT5415 | KUWAIT ACTING OIL MINISTER ON PROJECT KUWAIT, [...][...] |
2002-12-17 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR ENRG EINV |
| 02ROME1511 | ITALY ON ZIMBABWE: PEER PRESSURE BEST HOPE FOR [...] (C) MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN AFFAIRS REPLIED TO OUR RECENT DEMARCHE AND LETTER ON ZIMBABWE. THE GOI SHARES THE EU [...] |
2002-03-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETTC OPDC SA ZI IT SADC |
| 02VATICAN1171 | THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...][...] |
2002-03-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG |
| 03ABUDHABI1384 | (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO [...]) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). ¶2. (S) IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE AF[...] |
2003-03-23 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2013 | IRAQI SUNNI IMAM AL-KUBAYSI STIRS [...]) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ¶2. (S) Ahmed Al-Kubaysi the Iraqi Sunni Imam wh[...] |
2003-04-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MOPS EAID SA IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2234 | AS REGIONAL POWER CENTER SHIFTS, UAE [...]) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ¶2. (C) During a May 7 meeting with the Ambassad[...] |
2003-05-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GCC SA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2641 | UAE TO SUPPORT JORDAN OIL NEEDS FOR [...]) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ¶2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid contacted the Ambass[...] |
2003-06-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO MO SA KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2942 | UAE NO LONGER REPRESENTS LIBYAN INTERESTS [...][...] |
2003-06-18 11:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT OFDP LY SA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4764 | UAE, OMAN FORMALIZE BORDER PACT [...]) Summary: The historical dispute between the UAE and Oman over their common international border appears to be over. On October 11, [...] |
2003-10-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR QA SA IR MU TC |
| 03AMMAN1264 | FONMIN MUASHER: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AVOIDS A SPLIT [...]S) Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told Ambassador and A/DCM March 2 that he was "perplexed" by Egyptian behavior in calling for an e[...] |
2003-03-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL AL SA EG IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN3512 | JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS CONTINUATION OF [...]sbu) Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammed Batayneh confirmed on June 12 press reports that the GOJ had reached agreement[...] |
2003-06-15 06:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD PREL KU SA JO TC |
| 03AMMAN7115 | MUASHER SAYS PRINCE SAUD'S ATTENDANCE IN DAMASCUS [...]U) This is an action message. See para 5 below. ¶2. (C) Ambassador covered ref points on the November 1-2 meeting of f[...] |
2003-10-31 13:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY SA KU JO IQ |
| 03AMMAN861 | SAUDIS TELL KING ABDULLAH THEY WILL JOIN OIL DEAL; [...]S) King Abdullah told the Ambassador and PolCouns February 5 that Saudi CP Abdullah confirmed to him during his February 4 visit to S[...] |
2003-02-06 16:42:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL EPET MARR IZ EAID SA KU JO UA |
| 03ANKARA6779 | SYRIA'S IRAQ MEETING: PART OF A PROCESS [...]C) MFA MidEast DDG Safak Gokturk told polmilcouns October 30 that the meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq's neighbors plus Egypt i[...] |
2003-10-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA |
| 03ANKARA6923 | IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT OF DAMASCUS MEETING: SAUDIS, [...]) POLMILCOUNS called on MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Safak Gokturk Nov. 5 for a readout of the Nov. 1-2 Damascus meeting on Iraq. Go[...] |
2003-11-05 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA |
| 03BEIRUT5454 | LEBANON: ISLAMIC REFORM: THE BEGINNING OF A [...]C) Summary. Meeting in Beirut to address the misuse of Islamic endowments by extremist groups, the Executive Council of the Ministers[...] |
2003-12-23 10:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KIRF SOCI EFIN LE SA |
| 03HARARE1712 | ZIMBABWE WAFFLING ON EFFORT TO CONTROL FOOD RELIEF [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with House International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka August 20-21, Minister [...] |
2003-08-28 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI SA ZI |
| 03HARARE2443 | MBEKI VISIT REKINDLES TALKS ON TALKS [...]C) MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandi Mudzingwa on December 19 briefed poloff on South African President Mbeki's 20-minute D[...] |
2003-12-19 09:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA ZI |
| 03JEDDAH828 | TWO SAUDI PROFESSIONALS: BET ON THE PEOPLE, NOT [...]C) ON APRIL 2, POLOFF MET WITH A LOCAL SAUDI LAWYER, DR. BASIM ALIM (STRICTLY PROTECT), TO DISCUSS HIS OPEN LETTER TO CROWN PRINCE ABD[...] |
2003-04-14 13:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL SA |
| 03KUWAIT1063 | KUWAIT REQUESTS IMMEDIATE U.S. ASSISTANCE TO [...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 5. ¶2. (C) Summary: On March 24, the GOK requested immediate USG assistance[...] |
2003-03-24 18:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EPET KU SA JO |
| 03KUWAIT1153 | TFIZ01 - KUWAITI OIL FOR JORDAN [...]) Ambassador spoke with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah afternoon of Thursday, M[...] |
2003-03-30 07:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EPET EAID PREL KU SA JO |
| 03KUWAIT1250 | (U) GOK TO TAKE ITS CASE ON THE ROAD [...]) Summary: During their April 2 meeting, the Ambassador and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah discussed the prog[...] |
2003-04-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IZ SY SA |
| 03KUWAIT3409 | KUWAIT ON SUPPORT FOR POLISH STABILIZATION FORCES [...]) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah during their July 28 meeting (other topics s[...] |
2003-07-29 06:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL KU QA BA SA MU TC |
| 03KUWAIT3410 | DEMARCHE ON BORDER CONTROL DELIVERED [...][...] |
2003-07-29 06:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL KU SA JO |
| 03KUWAIT4680 | (C) GOK SEES STRONG SAUDI COMMITMENT AGAINST [...]) SUMMARY: The GOK assesses that key Saudi leaders Prince Sultan and Prince Nayif have become strongly committed against terrorism since[...] |
2003-10-14 12:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA KU |
| 03KUWAIT4682 | (C) IRAQ: GOK SAYS SAUDIS RELUCTANT TO COMMIT [...]) SUMMARY: GOK insider confides that Saudi Arabia is reluctant to commit specific funding for Iraq at the Madrid conference. Kuwaiti PM [...] |
2003-10-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL EAID IZ SA KU |
| 03KUWAIT4960 | SYRIA TO CONVENE FM'S ON IRAQ [...]) This is an action request. Please see para 5. ¶2. (C) MFA Undersecretary, Ambassador Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador[...] |
2003-10-28 12:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA |
| 03KUWAIT4988 | (C) MORE ON SYRIA'S IRAQ MEETING [...]) After we sent ref A, MFA Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador that FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah had con[...] |
2003-10-29 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA |
| 03KUWAIT5129 | (C) SAYED BAHR AL-OLOUM TELLS AMBASSADOR IRAQIS [...]) SUMMARY: IGC member Sayed Mohammed Bahr al-Oloum told the Ambassador November 5 that our success in Iraq is very important to him, but[...] |
2003-11-10 05:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IZ IR SA SY KU |
| 03KUWAIT5209 | GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR COUNTRIES [...][...] |
2003-11-17 05:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD MU QA BA SA KU WTRO GCC USTR TC |
| 03KUWAIT5342 | (C) FORMER GCC SECGEN OPTIMISTIC FOR THE REGION [...]) Summary: Poloffs met with senior Adviser to the Prime Minister and former GCC Secretary General Abdullah Bishara on November 19. After[...] |
2003-11-22 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KU IZ IR SA EG SY |
| 03KUWAIT5756 | (C) GOK STILL AWAITING QATARI GAS; UNLIKELY TO [...]) Summary: Despite increased publicity surrounding a possible Kuwaiti-Iranian natural gas deal, the GOK is unlikely to conclude an agr[...] |
2003-12-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR |
| 03KUWAIT85 | (S/NF) KUWAIT OKAYS U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ IN [...][...] |
2003-01-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PBTS PREL CY IZ KU SA TU UK TC |
| 03RIYADH5821 | RIYADH GOVERNOR ON ISLAMIC EXTREMISM AND REGIONAL [...]) Summary: An exceptionally cordial and frank Riyadh Governor Prince Salman told the Ambassador on September 16 that Muslim fanatics[...] |
2003-09-16 13:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL MEPP KPAL SA IZ |
| 03ROME1499 | THE DEPARTURE OF THE ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO RIYADH [...]) POL OFF INQUIRED OF LUIGI MACCOTTA, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE GULF STATES, ABOUT THE "PREMATURE" DEPARTURE (REF A) OF THE IT[...] |
2003-04-08 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SA IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
| 03ROME5694 | ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...]) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amoun[...] |
2003-12-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO |
| 03SANAA1256 | FBI DIRECTOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SALEH, MINISTER [...]S/NF) Begin summary: FBI Director Mueller met with President Saleh on Monday, June 2 during a brief visit to Aden. Mueller and his [...] |
2003-06-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV KJUS IZ SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1451 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON YEMEN-SAUDI SECURITY [...]C) Begin summary: On June 21, Charge met with Minister of Interior Alimi to discuss recent developments in Yemen-Saudi border securi[...] |
2003-06-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PTER PGOV SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 03SANAA2463 | NEA A/S BURNS OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH SALEH: CT [...]/NF) Summary: In a 10/4 meeting with President Saleh, NEA A/S Burns welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and supported U.S. assistance [...] |
2003-10-08 06:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP KPAL SA IZ YM ICC DPRK COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM |
| 03SANAA2476 | NEA A/S BURNS' 10/4/03 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: CT [...]) Summary: During a 10/4/03 call on FM Qirbi, NEA A/S Burns reviewed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and focused on U.S. development assist[...] |
2003-10-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP SA YM IZ ICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM |
| 03STATE23994 | TERRORIST FINANCING - UPDATED NONPAPER ON AL [...]) THIS CABLE REPLACES THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE NON- PAPER SENT OUT IN REFTEL. PLEASE DISCARD EARLIER VERSION. CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN[...] |
2003-01-28 02:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER EFIN ECON PREL SA IS JO |
| 04ABUDHABI1989 | UAE HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS OVER ITS BORDER [...]) Summary: Thirty years after signing an agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over their common border, the UAE Government stil[...] |
2004-06-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL SA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2006 | UAE CONDEMNS MURDER OF PAUL JOHNSON, PRAISES [...]) UAE President Shaykh Zayed and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa have sent messages of condolence to President Bush and to the f[...] |
2004-06-19 11:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2194 | DEPUTY CENTCOM COMMANDER DISCUSSES REGIONAL SITUATION WITH UAE ARMED FORCES DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF [...][...] |
2004-07-04 10:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | IZ MARR MASS MOPS PK PREL SA TC YM |
| 04ABUDHABI2272 | A trickle, but no rush of people and capital [...]) Summary: Terror attacks and insecurity have prompted a small number of expatriates to leave Saudi Arabia and relocate to the United [...] |
2004-07-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV SA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3210 | LOCAL VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR UAE [...]) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ¶2. (U) This message was jointly drafted by Embas[...] |
2004-09-16 06:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KDEM KMPI TC SA |
| 04ABUDHABI4332 | ABU DHABI POLICE COLLEGE HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS [...]mmary: The Abu Dhabi Police Officers, Training Institute, in coordination with the Police Research and Studies Center and the Ministry[...] |
2004-11-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PREL SA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4411 | CENTCOM CDR VISITS UAE [...]) Summary: During his November 28-30 visit to UAE, Commander USCENTCOM General Abizaid met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince/UAE Armed Forces Chi[...] |
2004-12-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF IR IZ SA SY TC |
| 04AMMAN3488 | FREE SAUDI OIL FOR ANOTHER YEAR! OR MAYBE NOT... [...]) SUMMARY: The GOJ announced yesterday that Saudi Arabia will provide Jordan with free oil for another year. Unfortunately, this publi[...] |
2004-05-06 19:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN JO SA |
| 04AMMAN3956 | U/S LARSON MEETING WITH AFGHAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN [...]BU) U/S Larson met with Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Saturday, May 15[...] |
2004-05-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EINV AF SA |
| 04AMMAN401 | KING ABDULLAH ON IRAQ, MEPP, SAUDI ARABIA WITH [...]) King Abdullah addressed his concerns on Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and Saudi Arabia in a meeting with Staffdel Nord[...] |
2004-01-19 17:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS SA IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN407 | FM MUASHER SAYS ISRAELI WALL IS KILLING PROSPECTS [...]) FM Muasher told a Senate staff delegation on January 15 that the Israeli separation barrier - "the wall" - is killing prospects for [...] |
2004-01-19 17:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS IZ SY IR SA JO MEPP |
| 04AMMAN459 | PM FAYEZ ON RELATIONS WITH GULF, ISRAEL, IRAQ [...]C) PM Fayez told the Ambassador January 19 that he did not receive a promise from Kuwait to continue its supply of free oil to Jordan[...] |
2004-01-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ECON EAID KU IS SA JO |
| 04AMMAN469 | KING COVERS SYRIA, BORDER ISSUES, SECURITY [...]S) King Abdullah told visiting Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) January 11 that increasingly sophisticated weapons continue to be smuggled acr[...] |
2004-01-21 07:10:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ SA SY JO |
| 04AMMAN581 | MUASHER ON ARAB INITIATIVE, TUNIS SUMMIT, [...]S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador that he is trying to revive the Arab initiative for the upcoming Arab summit in Tunis and wants[...] |
2004-01-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS EG SA JO |
| 04AMMAN5989 | JORDAN'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON ARAB BANK, [...]S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordan's Central Bank Governor Touqan asserted that the legal suit filed against Jordan's Arab Bank in New York hinge[...] |
2004-07-18 04:38:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER JO IZ SA IS |
| 04AMMAN665 | MUASHER ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE SAUDIS ON OIL [...]C) Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the Ambassador and PolCouns January 21 that neither Kuwait nor the UAE had yet provided all t[...] |
2004-01-27 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL KU SA JO TC |
| 04AMMAN7179 | IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, SYRIA DOMINATE LANTOS VISIT [...]) During separate meetings with King Abdullah, GID Director General Sa'ad Kheir, and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, in Amman on Augu[...] |
2004-08-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ SA SY JO |
| 04ANKARA3576 | TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...]) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. ¶2. (S) On 23 June, Pol Counselor delivered Ref demarche to MFA DDG Safak Go[...] |
2004-06-24 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER SA TU |
| 04ANKARA3577 | GOT CONDEMNATION OF MURDER OF PAUL JOHNSON [...][...] |
2004-06-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC CASC SA TU |
| 04DJIBOUTI1572 | DISCUSSING SECURITY IN DJIBOUTI: OUR RESPONSE TO [...][...] |
2004-12-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC CMGT CASC AMGT APER SA ZP ZR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1617 | GUELLEH UNLIKELY TO TRAVEL TO SUDAN; DJIBOUTI [...]) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale delivered reftel (B) demarche on December 22 to Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affa[...] |
2004-12-22 12:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | DJ ODIP PREL SA SO SU YM |
| 04DJIBOUTI1618 | GUELLEH WILL NOT TRAVEL TO SUDAN DESPITE SALEH'S [...]) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, confirmed today that Djiboutian President Ismail [...] |
2004-12-23 10:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | DJ ODIP PREL SA SO SU YM |
| 04DJIBOUTI340 | INVESTMENT IN DJIBOUTI DOMINATED BY ARAB WORLD [...]) SUMMARY: President's Advisor on Investment, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, says Djiboutians favor Arab development funds over western funds bec[...] |
2004-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL EAID ENRG EWWT SENV SOCI ABLD SA KU DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI383 | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT SEES U.S. BUSINESS [...]) Summary: Said Omar, President of Djibouti's Chamber of Commerce, advises U.S. business to consider investment in Djibouti by a chan[...] |
2004-03-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BEXP DJ EAGR ECON EIND SA |
| 04DJIBOUTI492 | SAUDI INVESTOR DEVELOPING HARAMOUS REGION [...]) PolOff, Econ/Comm Assistant and OBO representative met April 4 with Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, Managing Director of Maya Trading Compan[...] |
2004-04-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD ECON ETRD EINV DJ SA |
| 04DJIBOUTI578 | MINISTER OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS: RELIGIOUS [...]) Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mogueh Samatar Dirir described to Ambassador, during her courtesy call April 7, the role of h[...] |
2004-04-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI SA DJ |
| 04HARARE128 | DAILY NEWS BACK ON STREETS [...]U) High Court Judge Tendai Uchena on January 21 again ordered the police to vacate the premises of The Daily News (TDN) following an a[...] |
2004-01-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO PREL SA ZI |
| 04HARARE188 | MDC UPDATE ON PROGRESS IN TALKS [...]C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on January 30 told the Ambassador that he expected to engage his ruling party interlo[...] |
2004-02-03 04:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SA ZI MDC |
| 04KATHMANDU1201 | STATE DEPT. 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...][...] |
2004-06-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EAID SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD CASC NP SA PPD |
| 04KUWAIT1500 | (S) DNSA TOWNSEND PRESSES GOK TO DO MORE AGAINST [...]S) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DNSA Townsend met with the Prime Minister May 4, delivered the President's letter to the Amir, and pres[...] |
2004-05-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL MARR ASEC IZ SY SA IR KU |
| 04KUWAIT1933 | KUWAIT CONDEMNS MURDER OF AMCIT PAUL JOHNSON [...]e GOK, National Assembly, and Muslim religious leaders have condemned the Johnson murder and expressed support for Saudi actions again[...] |
2004-06-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC CASC SA KU |
| 04KUWAIT4411 | KUWAITI FM ON BAHRAIN FTA AND THE GCC SUMMIT [...]) During a December 18 meeting on another topic, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah updated Ambassad[...] |
2004-12-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KU SA BA |
| 04KUWAIT786 | (SBU) KUWAIT AND IRAQ BEGIN ADDRESSING BILATERAL [...]SBU) Summary. Energy Ministry Undersecretary Al-Own told USG officials that Kuwait and Iraq have begun direct discussion of bilateral[...] |
2004-03-09 04:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD EINV KU IZ SA QA IR |
| 04KUWAIT928 | (C) KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY: UNCOMPROMISING ON [...]SBU) Summary. On 9 March Embassy and US Military officials from OMC-K and the 143rd Transportation Unit met with Kuwait Petroleum Com[...] |
2004-03-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT PREL MARR KU IZ SA QA IR |
| 04MANAMA1553 | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OCTOBER 9, 2004 MEETING WITH [...]C) Summary: SecDef met with Bahrain King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa on October 09, 2004, in Bahrain. The King made the following poin[...] |
2004-10-12 12:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV BA SA IZ |
| 04MANAMA1882 | DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...]C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf S[...] |
2004-12-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KDEM PGOV SA IR SY IZ |
| 04MANAMA1889 | DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...]C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Yemeni Interior Minister Rashed Mohammed Al Alimi December 5 on the margins of the[...] |
2004-12-15 12:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR ASEC YM SA BA |
| 04MAPUTO1658 | NEW MOZAMBICAN AIRLINE RAISES SAFETY AND SECURITY [...]BU) Summary: In August 2004, Air Corridor became Mozambique's first private commercial airline to operate nationwide, breaking the mon[...] |
2004-12-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR SNAR KCRM MZ SA |
| 04MUSCAT2146 | OMAN DENOUNCES ATTACK ON U.S. CONSULATE IN JEDDAH [...]e Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement December 7 to the Oman News Agency (ONA) in reaction to the December 6 terror attack [...] |
2004-12-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC PTER SA MU |
| 04RIYADH5103 | TERRORIST FINANCING: AL-RAJHI BANK [...]) SUMMARY: At the end of the meeting between Treasury A/S Zarate and Ali Al-Gaith, Director of Banking Inspection, Insurance and Finan[...] |
2004-09-27 08:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL SA |
| 04RIYADH6449 | SAUDI ARABIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...]) Per reftel, post submits the following language for use in the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. Embassy POC for this repor[...] |
2004-12-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL SA |
| 04SANAA414 | BEHIND THE SCENES ON YEMEN-SAUDI BORDER COOPERATION [...]) Summary: President Saleh told CDA on February 19 that DCI George Tenent played a major role in facilitating the new border agreement[...] |
2004-02-24 09:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC PBTS SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM |
| 04SANAA724 | IMPROVED YEMEN-SAUDI COOPERATION, BUT STILL NO [...]) Summary: Saudi Poloff al-Mqhm told Pol/Econ Chief on 3/27 that there is strong interest in Saudi-Yemen cooperation, including proje[...] |
2004-03-31 13:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PBTS SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 04STATE251768 | JOINT EXAMINATION OF AL RAJHI BANK THROUGH THE [...]) Summary and action request. This is an urgent action cable. Please pass the proposed terms of reference for the joint examination of[...] |
2004-11-25 02:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL KTFN SA |
| 04THEHAGUE100 | DUTCH: NO EU DISCUSSION YET ON CSW AFGHAN [...]abul minimize considered. ¶2. According to Dutch MFA contacts, the EU has not/not made a decision yet to propose and/or su[...] |
2004-01-16 09:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM KWMN SA NL UN CSW |
| 04THEHAGUE771 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-HARAMAIN ACTIVITIES IN THE [...]/NF) Summary: Al Haramain does operate in the Netherlands under the name "Stichting Al Haramain Humanitarian Aid," located at Jan Hanz[...] |
2004-03-24 12:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PTER SA NL |
| 05ABIDJAN487 | COTE D'IVOIRE -- OUTSIDE LEGAL EXPERTS REVIEW [...]C) Summary. A panel of legal experts from Burundi and Rwanda, led by the Advisor to South African President Thabo Mbeki, has issued a[...] |
2005-03-25 08:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO IV SA |
| 05ABUDHABI1712 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON U.S. - UAE BILATERAL [...]) Summary: On April 16, Ambassador called on long-time presidential advisor Mohammed Habroush Al-Suwaidi to review our bilateral agend[...] |
2005-04-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PHUM ELAB ETRD SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2178 | MBZ ON IRAQ, IRAN, PAKISTAN [...]U) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed,s weekly Sunday "VIP Majlis" provided an excellent opportunity for a visiting National De[...] |
2005-05-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MASS PHUM ELAB IR IZ XF SA PK FR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2180 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY MEETS NDU DELEGATION [...]) Summary: MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi met May 14 with Ambassador and a visiting delegation from the National Defens[...] |
2005-05-16 09:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KDEM PGOV IZ IR SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2816 | UAE REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN NATO'S ICI [...]) The UAEG on June 14 formally notified the NATO SecGen of its interest in participating in NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (IC[...] |
2005-06-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PTER SA IR AF IZ NATO TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2946 | PDAS CHENEY CONSULTS WITH SHEIKH HAMDAN ON KSA, [...]) Summary: NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney consulted with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs [...] |
2005-07-01 09:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KPAL SA WE GZ TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2975 | CENTCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL SMITH VISITS UAE [...]) Summary: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Smith met July 2 with UAE Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Moha[...] |
2005-07-05 03:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MASS AF IZ IR PK SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3244 | GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...]) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met July 20 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed For[...] |
2005-07-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MASS PREL IZ AF PK IR SY SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3272 | SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, GAZA, SAUDI BORDER [...]) SUMMARY. On July 24, UAE Minister of Information Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and Ambassador discussed UAE attention to halt[...] |
2005-07-26 09:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC PHUM PINR EAID SY IZ GZ SA |
| 05ABUDHABI3851 | WHAT'S BEHIND THE UAE-SAUDI BORDER DISPUTE [...]is is an Action Request. Please see para. 15 ¶2. (C) Summary: In response to the rising volume of private and public sni[...] |
2005-09-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4025 | MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAMDAN ON IRAQ, SAUDI [...]U) Summary. Ambassador called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al Nahyan (HbZ) September 19 to thank[...] |
2005-09-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SA JO TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4045 | MBZ ON IRAQ, EXTREMISM, PALESTINIANS, SAUDIS [...]) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) told Ambassador and a visiting delegation led by retired U.S. four-s[...] |
2005-09-25 10:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ IR SA SY PK TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4074 | MFA U/S ON IRAQ; WELCOMES IRAQ COORDINATOR'S VISIT [...]) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi September 24 to preview Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Jeffrey's Octobe[...] |
2005-09-26 12:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ SA IR SY TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4308 | MBZ MEETING WITH SENIOR ADVISOR ON IRAQ JEFFREY [...]) Summary: In a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) October 8, Senior Adviser on Iraq Ambassador Jeffr[...] |
2005-10-15 07:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN IZ IR SY SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4696 | UAEG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...]) Summary: On November 9, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, visited Abu Dhabi and met with Minister of Information Shei[...] |
2005-11-19 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF KU QA SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI470 | UAE ATTENDANCE AT SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE [...][...] |
2005-02-01 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4741 | ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...]) Summary: UAEG and Abu Dhabi government interlocutors told Secretary Bodman during his November 11-13 visit that the UAE is committed[...] |
2005-11-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PK AF SA IR IZ |
| 05ABUDHABI4815 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISITS ABU DHABI [...]) Summary: On November 23, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (H[...] |
2005-11-27 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PINR PTER IR IZ SA AE |
| 05ABUDHABI713 | WHITE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN [...]) Summary. In a February 7 meeting with HSC Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, the Director of UAE State Security Department[...] |
2005-02-15 12:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | IR IZ PREL PTER SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI718 | HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR TOWNSEND MEETS WITH [...]) Summary: In a February 7 meeting with Dubai Crown Prince (and UAE Defense Minister) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MBR), White House Ho[...] |
2005-02-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PREL PTER SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI721 | WHITE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN [...]) Summary: White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE[...] |
2005-02-15 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | IR IZ PTER SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI767 | GENERAL ABIZAID VISITS ABU DHABI [...]) Summary: CENTCOM Commander Gen. Abizaid met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General[...] |
2005-02-20 02:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER MCAP IZ IR SA SY LE AF TC |
| 05AMMAN2753 | FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS STATUS OF OIL GRANTS [...]) In a March 30 meeting with Charge, Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour reviewed the likelihood of Jordan's receipt of oil grants i[...] |
2005-04-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL EFIN SA KU JO TC |
| 05AMMAN9319 | JORDAN SEEKS US SUPPORT IN ADVANCE OF OIC SUMMIT [...]C) King Abdullah II and Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdulillah Al Khatib separately briefed Ambassador December 1 on GOJ efforts to p[...] |
2005-12-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA QA JO |
| 05ANKARA2490 | JOINT STATEMENT FROM ISTANBUL IRAQ NEIGHBORS [...] May, 2, the Turkish MFA passed us a copy of the text of the joint statement from the April 29-30 Iraq neighbors' meeting (full text i[...] |
2005-05-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER AORC TU IZ IR EG JO SY KU BA SA |
| 05ANKARA2548 | IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT ON ISTANBUL NEIGHBORS MEETING [...]) Iraq and its neighbors--and numerous guests--held a "friendly and interactive" foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul April 29-30, a[...] |
2005-05-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AORC TU IZ IR EG JO SY KU BA SA |
| 05ANKARA4230 | TURKS ANNOYED WITH IRAQI AND IRANIAN INTERIOR [...]) Summary: Iraq's Interior Minister, Bayan Jabr, seemed to take his lead from the Iranians at the July 18-19 meeting of Iraq's neighbo[...] |
2005-07-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM TU IZ IR BA EG SY KU SA JO |
| 05BAGHDAD2954 | ACTION REQUEST--CONTINUED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND [...]C/REL TO UK AND AUS) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. ¶2. (C/ REL TO UK AND AUS) Action Request: Post asks [...] |
2005-04-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PTER PINS PREL PGOV IZ IR JO KU SY SA TU |
| 05BAGHDAD4118 | IRAQI SHIA DON'T THINK MUCH OF SAUDI FOREIGN [...]) SUMMARY: Recent comments by the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs, combined with the Arab League Secretary General's decisi[...] |
2005-10-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SA |
| 05BAGHDAD4777 | PRIME MINISTER JAFARI TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA [...]) Prime Minister Jafari told the Ambassador that he has been invited to visit Saudi Arabia. He departs November 29. He plans to meet [...] |
2005-11-29 16:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SA |
| 05BAGHDAD4806 | NATIONAL DIALOGUE COUNCIL MEMBER ON ELECTIONS, [...]) SUMMARY. National Dialogue Council member Mahmoud Mashadani told the Ambassador November 29 that Iraqi Security Forces are preventi[...] |
2005-12-01 17:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ SA |
| 05BAGHDAD4842 | CHALABI ALLY: THERE IS NO RESISTANCE, ONLY [...]) In a December 3 meeting with Poloffs, INC candidate Mariam al-Rais argued in favor of her party's platform and party leader Ahmed Ch[...] |
2005-12-04 21:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SA |
| 05BAGHDAD4940 | ACTION REQUEST REGARDING KUWAITI AND SAUDI [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Post asks that the Department request that Embassy Kuwait and Embassy Riyadh consult with GOK and and KSA as a matter of[...] |
2005-12-12 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ KU SA |
| 05CAIRO4221 | ERITREAN MILITARY GROUP IN KSA PROPOSED FOR [...][...] |
2005-06-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM SA EG UNHCR |
| 05CAIRO6271 | LIBYA: EGYPT HELPING HEAL RIFT BETWEEN SAUDIS AND [...]S) During an August 14 conversation on Gaza disengagement, Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad volunteered to the Charge that Libyan l[...] |
2005-08-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EG SA LY PINR |
| 05CAIRO6509 | SUDAN: DARFUR REBEL GROUPS AND ZAM ZAM BLOCKADE; [...]C) Post is unaware of any permanent official representation in Egypt of either the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) or the Justi[...] |
2005-08-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS EG SU SA KBIO |
| 05DARESSALAAM150 | Tanzanian Participation at the Saudi Counter- [...] of January 24, Ms. Agnes Kayola, an officer in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Department, was planning to attend the Sau[...] |
2005-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL SA TZ |
| 05DJIBOUTI1266 | DJIBOUTI ENGAGES SAUDI INVESTOR FOR USAID [...]) Summary: With a claim of dissatisfaction with technical aspects of construction and progress of the U.S. Agency for International De[...] |
2005-12-28 09:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ SA |
| 05DJIBOUTI246 | DJIBOUTI SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN MONITORING ISLAMIC [...]) During Ambassador and USAID Director's February 23 call on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh (see septel), the Minister info[...] |
2005-03-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ SA |
| 05DJIBOUTI338 | CORNERSTONE LAID FOR SAUDI-FUNDED DIALYSIS CENTER [...]) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Saudi Ambassador to Djibouti Abdulaziz bin Mohamed Al-Eifan, and Army Major Khatab Bin Eid A[...] |
2005-04-07 14:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI SA DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI391 | DJIBOUTI AT LOGGERHEADS WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER [...]) The 4/19-20 visit of the president of Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Mohamed Al-Salem, gave Arab League member sta[...] |
2005-04-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI PINR EAID SA DJ |
| 05HARARE1009 | SAG-GOZ NEGOTIATIONS AND THE USG [...]C) The Mugabe regime is confronting a "perfect storm" of converging challenges - international opprobrium over Operation Restore Order[...] |
2005-07-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN SA ZI |
| 05JEDDAH3366 | SAUDI KING PLEASED WITH PROGRESS AGAINST [...]) SUMMARY. On September 5, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Fran Townsend met with King Abdullah at his invitation a[...] |
2005-09-13 11:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL SA |
| 05KINSHASA1647 | CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...]e following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign A[...] |
2005-10-04 07:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID |
| 05KUWAIT2228 | KUWAIT'S INTERIOR MINISTER APPLAUDS WOMEN'S [...]) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 24, Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, said that the Prime[...] |
2005-05-24 16:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ASEC KISL KU PGOV PREL PTER SA TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT4322 | UPDATE ON PENINSULA LIONS: PROSECUTION CALLS FOR [...]C) Summary: The Peninsula Lions terrorist cell case completed its procedural phase and began actual deliberations on the charges facin[...] |
2005-10-05 07:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT4451 | SHI'A MOSQUE ATTACKED BY YOUTH IN JAHRA; SHI'A [...]) Summary: A group of youth between the ages of 14 and 18 attacked a Shi'a mosque in Jahra on October 7, burning a stolen car, breaking [...] |
2005-10-17 10:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL KDEM SA KU SHI |
| 05KUWAIT4794 | PENINSULA LIONS UPDATE: DEFENSE CHALLENGES CHARGES [...]SBU) The trial of the Peninsula Lions resumed on November 12 amid tightening security with over a dozen defense lawyers presenting the[...] |
2005-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT4813 | 28TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION: 28 [...]C) Summary: Kuwait hosted on November 15, the 28th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing. The session clos[...] |
2005-11-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR AORC ICRC KU IZ SA |
| 05KUWAIT5002 | PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT TO BE ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 27 [...]C) After six weeks of deliberations, the all-Kuwaiti judicial panel of three judges presiding over the case of the Peninsula Lions, wi[...] |
2005-12-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT512 | RAID NETS SAUDI, JORDANIAN MILITANTS; KUWAIT [...]mmary: In the latest round of raids on suspected militants since security crackdowns began January 10, police on February 5 reportedly[...] |
2005-02-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KPAO ASEC KU SA JO TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT5270 | PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT IN: 30 CONVICTIONS [...]U) In a verdict announced December 27, 30 of the 37 Peninsula Lions defendants were convicted of murder, attempted assassinations and[...] |
2005-12-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
| 05MANAMA1182 | BAHRAIN EXPECTS CONTINUED STRONG RELATIONS WITH [...]C) In the widespread public and private expressions of condolences for the death of Saudi King Fahd, Bahrainis of all backgrounds have[...] |
2005-08-16 12:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET BA SA |
| 05MANAMA14 | BAHRAIN'S RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS CONDEMN [...]C) Bahrainis disregarded London-based Saudi dissident Dr. Saad Al Faqih's call for protests against the Saudi Arabian government follo[...] |
2005-01-03 10:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC BA SA |
| 05MANAMA176 | CONTINUING SAUDI CONCERNS ABOUT BAHRAIN FTA [...]) Bahrain officials have indicated both publicly and privately to us that the crisis with Saudi Arabia over the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trad[...] |
2005-02-07 08:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON BA SA |
| 05MANAMA88 | SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE -- BAHRAIN [...][...] |
2005-01-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL BA SA |
| 05MANILA1098 | MARAWI CITY: ISLAMIC PRIDE IN THE TROUBLED SOUTH [...]U) Summary. Marawi, the capital of Lanao del Sur Province in Central Mindanao, is officially an "Islamic city" under municipal law, t[...] |
2005-03-09 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PINS KCRM SNAR SA RP |
| 05MANILA2016 | ENGAGING THE SAUDIS ON GWOT EFFORTS IN THE [...]S/NF) In a meeting on May 2, Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Romulo of our concern about the role Saudi-based SIPDIS �[...] |
2005-05-03 06:58:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF |
| 05MANILA2042 | DEPORTATION OF SAUDI TERROR SUSPECT AT BEHEST OF [...]S/NF) Summary. A new case of Saudi diplomatic interference, protection, and deportation of a suspected terrorist financier underscore[...] |
2005-05-04 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF |
| 05MANILA2356 | ISLAMIC NGOS IN THE PHILIPPINES [...]C) Summary. A variety of local and international charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with Islamic connections operate[...] |
2005-05-23 07:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL EAID PINS PREL EFIN KTFN LY SA PK TH RP |
| 05MANILA2749 | SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER TO VISIT MANILA; [...]S/NF) Saudi Ambassador Wali has returned to Manila from what he characterized a "family" visit back to Riyadh (he said he escorted his[...] |
2005-06-15 23:43:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL KTFN RP SA |
| 05MUMBAI1682 | TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL [...]) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. ¶2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned t[...] |
2005-08-08 09:38:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN |
| 05NEWDELHI2633 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HIYARI AND BUISIR [...]C) On April 7, Poloff delivered talking points and supporting non-papers from Reftels to MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall, who thanke[...] |
2005-04-07 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA |
| 05NEWDELHI6414 | MEA UNSURPRISED BUT ANXIOUS IN REACTION TO BANGLA [...]C) Summary: The MEA told us that the few indicators so far available point to the Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh as author of the Augu[...] |
2005-08-18 16:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA |
| 05NEWDELHI6694 | MEA EAGER TO WORK WITH US ON BANGLADESH AND SRI [...]C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting, new MEA Joint Secretary for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Mohan Kumar SIPDIS [...] |
2005-08-31 14:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA |
| 05NEWDELHI9080 | GOI "CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" IN BURMA, UPBEAT ON [...]C) Summary: MEA J/S (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) Mohan Kumar was candid about India's need to continue engaging in Burma and op[...] |
2005-12-01 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER BG BM IN SA |
| 05OTTAWA2148 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC ON HIG [...]) Foreign Affairs Canada has received the information that was provided to the Canadian Embassy regarding the US position on designati[...] |
2005-07-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN CA SA AF |
| 05OTTAWA2642 | CANADA - TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS [...][...] |
2005-09-02 19:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL SA CA UN |
| 05PARIS2660 | SAUDI CROWN PRINCE VISIT FOCUSES ON LEBANON, CLOSE [...]) Summary and comment: GoF contacts report that Lebanon and Syria were the main topics of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's recent meeting[...] |
2005-04-19 17:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SY LE ECON PARM FR |
| 05PARIS478 | FRENCH PARTICIPATION AT THE SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM [...][...] |
2005-01-26 17:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL SA FR |
| 05PRETORIA4817 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION [...]ost has delivered the subject demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Agriculture (DAg), and Department of [...] |
2005-12-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH3517 | KING FAHD HEALTH CRISIS UPDATE [...]) Summary: As of Saturday, May 28, King Fahd remains in King Faisal Specialist Hospital, undergoing unspecified "medical tests," accor[...] |
2005-05-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH4932 | SAUDI ARABIA: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN KING FAHD DIES [...][...] |
2005-07-14 10:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH5352 | SAUDI KING FAHD DIES, ABDULLAH ASCENDS THE THRONE [...]U) Classified by Ambassador James Oberwetter. Reason 1.4 (B and D). ¶2. (C) The Royal Diwan announced on August 1 that Sa[...] |
2005-08-01 08:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH5371 | THE LATE SAUDI KING FAHD: A MIXED LEGACY [...]) Summary: A chief architect of Saudi Arabia's transformation from feudal monarchy to modernizing nation state, the late King Fahd wil[...] |
2005-08-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH9116 | A PUBLIC DIPLOMACY STRATEGY FOR SAUDI ARABIA [...]C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The events of 9/11 profoundly affected the U.S.-Saudi relationship, forcing a rethinking of diplomacy as [...] |
2005-12-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR ECON SA |
| 05RIYADH9142 | SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI [...]C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effectiv[...] |
2005-12-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA |
| 05RIYADH9145 | SAUDI ROYAL ADVISOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF IRANIAN [...]) Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir contacted the Ambassador by telephone December 12 and relayed his impressions of Iranian President Ahm[...] |
2005-12-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 05RIYADH9146 | SAUDI ROYAL ADVISOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF IRANIAN [...]) Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir contacted the Ambassador by telephone December 12 and relayed his impressions of Iranian President Ahm[...] |
2005-12-13 10:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 05RIYADH9147 | DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR [...]mbassador James Oberwetter departed post on Tuesday, December 13 at 01:15 local time. ¶2. A/DCM Michael Gfoeller will be [...] |
2005-12-13 11:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT SA |
| 05RIYADH9219 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2006 [...]he U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes the visit of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) Director Ambassador [...] |
2005-12-14 07:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH9246 | STREAMLINING PROCEDURES FOR THE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...][...] |
2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PGOV SA |
| 05RIYADH9248 | TIP UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL [...][...] |
2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH9250 | IRF UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL [...][...] |
2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
| 05RIYADH9252 | KSA SUPPORT FOR IRAQI VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS [...][...] |
2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA IZ |
| 05RIYADH9300 | SAUDI BUDGET: HIGHEST RECORDED BUDGET SURPLUS IN [...]) Summary: The strength of the oil market, and growing Saudi economy, drove Saudi Arabia's 2005 budget surplus to its highest recorded[...] |
2005-12-14 15:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SA OIL |
| 05RIYADH9303 | MUNICIPAL COUNCILS UPDATE: REMAINING HALF [...]C) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Saudi press announced that King Abdullah had completed the long delayed process of forming the count[...] |
2005-12-15 14:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH9341 | DELIVERY OF SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC [...]) A/DCM conveyed ref message to the Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister. The Director provided no substantive response, bu[...] |
2005-12-18 06:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL SA |
| 05RIYADH9342 | CODEL HAGEL MEETINGS IN KSA FOCUS ON IRAQ, IRAN [...]) On November 30 and December 1, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) led a delegation including Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Representative El[...] |
2005-12-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PINR PREL PTER SA IZ IR |
| 05RIYADH9366 | EP BUSINESSWOMEN TAKE FIRST LOOK AT NEW [...]) Summary: Following the trend in Jeddah and Riyadh, the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce elections in early February will be open[...] |
2005-12-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SCUL KMPI SA |
| 05RIYADH9368 | TWO ARAMCONS SKEPTICAL ARAMCO CAN MEET 2009 [...]S/NF) Two Aramco analysts told PolOff and PAO on December 14 that they doubted Aramco would meet its target of increasing sustainable [...] |
2005-12-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EIND PREL PGOV SA OIL |
| 05RIYADH9396 | SAG REPLACES SHI'ITE JUDGE IN QATIF [...]U) EP daily Al-Youm reported on December 18 that a new Shi'ite judge, Sheikh Ghalib Al-Hamad, has succeeded Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khunaiz[...] |
2005-12-20 07:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF SA |
| 05RIYADH9401 | MAYOR PREVIEWS (LIMITED) SCOPE OF QATIF'S [...]C) In a meeting with the CG, Khalid Al-Dossari, Mayor of Qatif, said that the primary problem facing his municipality was haphazard de[...] |
2005-12-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SA |
| 05RIYADH9402 | SAG OFFSETS SHI'A STRENGTH IN ITS APPOINTMENTS TO [...]C) Summary: The SAG announced its appointments to municipal councils nationwide, including those of the Eastern Province (EP), on Dec[...] |
2005-12-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SA |
| 05RIYADH9433 | HASSAN AL-SAFFAR CONTINUES TO DECLINE TO MEET USG [...]C) Post has requested a meeting with Shi'ite cleric and leader Hassan Al-Saffar through several intermediaries, principally Salman and[...] |
2005-12-21 08:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA |
| 05RIYADH9434 | EP TRIBAL FAMILY FLEXES ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC [...]C) Four brothers from the Al-Dossari family outlined to the CG and Consulate staff their family's business and political enterprises. [...] |
2005-12-21 09:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM SA |
| 05RIYADH9435 | SAUDI DISSIDENT TURKI AL-HAMAD SHARES PRIORITIES [...]C) In a meeting with CG and PolOff December 19 over coffee at the Gulf Meridian Hotel in Khobar, Saudi dissident and writer Turki Al-H[...] |
2005-12-21 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SA |
| 05RIYADH9441 | Saudi Women Push for Economic Opportunities at [...]) Summary: The Second Riyadh Economic Forum (REF), held earlier this month, included a lively discussion of a study critical of the jo[...] |
2005-12-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PHUM SA |
| 05RIYADH9469 | HEAD OF TOP SAUDI UNIVERSITY LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT [...]BU) Summary: CG John Kincannon and consulate staff met with Dr. Khaled S. Al Sultan, Rector and CEO of King Fahd University of Petrole[...] |
2005-12-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KMPI PINR SA |
| 05RIYADH9474 | THE SAUDI STOCK MARKET: VIGNETTES FROM THE EP [...]SBU) Mohammed Al-Jassim, a prosperous Dammam businessman whose main commercial interest is as a wholesale trader in air-conditioning p[...] |
2005-12-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SA |
| 05RIYADH9488 | FORMER ARAMCO EXECUTIVE OFFERS HIS VIEWS ON OIL [...]C) Over lunch at the CG's residence on December 21, 2005, Sadad Al-Husseini, who retired from Aramco in 2004 after serving twelve year[...] |
2005-12-26 06:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON PREL SA OIL |
| 05RIYADH9490 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...]S) Your visit to Saudi Arabia comes during an upswing in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship that was highlighted on November 13, when [...] |
2005-12-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA |
| 05RIYADH9531 | NEW PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE, [...]) Summary: A new private university in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province is scheduled to open to 600 men and women in the fall of 2006. [...] |
2005-12-27 09:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KMPI SA |
| 05RIYADH9535 | SAUDI BUSINESSWOMEN ENERGIZED BY LEADERSHIP [...]) Summary: Business and communication professors Kathy Long Holland and Kay Westerfield led four engaging workshops on leadership and [...] |
2005-12-28 18:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI SA |
| 05RIYADH9568 | US EDUCATION SPECIALIST REACHES SAUDI TEACHERS AND [...]) Summary: A Specialist Program focused on 'best practices' training for special education teachers in the Eastern Province from Nov. [...] |
2005-12-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI SA |
| 05ROME2570 | RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NATIONAL [...]) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ¶2. (SBU) THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS[...] |
2005-08-02 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC SA KHLS HLSX |
| 05ROME4155 | WITH A WARY EYE ON RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, [...]SBU) Summary. Italy's Productive Activities Minister says Italy and the EU are too dependent on Russian energy, and that truly devel[...] |
2005-12-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL KDEM SA IR IS IT IQ RU |
| 05SANAA2051 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT [...][...] |
2005-07-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA2997 | PROGRESS REPORT ON YEMEN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM [...]) Summary. In July, Ambassador presented President Saleh with a white paper assessing the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) level[...] |
2005-10-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM SA IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA564 | SALEH SAYS FROM NOW ON NO MORE WEAPONS DEALS USING [...]) This is an action request for NEA/ARPI. See para. 12. ¶2. (S) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Preside[...] |
2005-03-12 07:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA SR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA651 | MOI ALIMI: WE GOT THE SA/LW MESSAGE [...]) On March 16, Ambassador and DCM briefed Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on the March 10 conversation with President Saleh conce[...] |
2005-03-19 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA YM |
| 05SANTIAGO1645 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST - SAUDI ARABIA [...][...] |
2005-08-03 17:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI IS SA |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2572 | HONDURAS CURRENTLY NOT AN AUDIENCE FOR AL-MANAR [...]) According to contacts of the Public Affairs Section, five cable companies in Honduras carry Arabic language stations, the two main c[...] |
2005-12-22 20:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ANET ASEC XF KU SA JO LE HO |
| 05TRIPOLI209 | LIBYANS PLEASED WITH SAUDI DECISION [...]C) August 10 COM spoke at some length with Ambassador to the UK Mohammad al-Zway and his colleagues about the Saudi decision to pardo[...] |
2005-08-15 07:30:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER LY SA |
| 05WARSAW3300 | POLAND: PROBLEMS WITH SAUDI WTO ACCESSION [...]BU) Econoff spoke with Sara Riley from the U.K. Embassy regarding the WTO accession of Saudi Arabia. Riley noted concerns with regard[...] |
2005-09-07 13:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PL SA WTO |
| 06ABUDHABI191 | UAEG RE-DRAWS ITS BORDER WITH SAUDI ARABIA [...]) Ratcheting up its public stance on the border issue, the UAEG,s 2006 Yearbook includes a map of the UAE with re-drawn borders with S[...] |
2006-01-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD ECON SA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2875 | UAE-QATAR DOLPHIN PROJECT UNDER FIRE FROM SAUDI [...]) Summary. The UAE-Saudi border dispute continues, albeit largely out of the public eye. Saudi Arabia claims that the Dolphin pipeli[...] |
2006-07-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET SA QA AE |
| 06ADDISABABA2352 | ETHIOPIA: TRADITIONAL ISLAM UNDER THREAT ACCORDING [...]) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge Huddleston, prominent Ethiopian Muslim leader Sheikh Elias Redman expressed grave concern about t[...] |
2006-08-25 12:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ET SA |
| 06AMMAN3565 | A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH JAF CHAIRMAN GENERAL [...]) Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 2 with the General Khalid Sar[...] |
2006-05-21 08:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IR IS IZ SY SA JO |
| 06AMMAN5492 | INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR COMMENTS ON IRAN-SYRIA [...][...] |
2006-07-21 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM ETTC IR SY SA IS LE JO |
| 06ANKARA4316 | TURKEY RECEIVES THREE SYRIAN AND IRANIAN IL-76 [...]/NF) We delivered ref a points to MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay on July 25. According to Olcay, Turkey does not have any p[...] |
2006-07-26 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR ETTC TU IR SY SA JO IS LE |
| 06ANKARA4405 | TURKEY SYMPATHETIC BUT NEEDS EVIDENCE TO REQUIRE [...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 6. ¶2. (S) SUMMARY: MFA Aviation Department Head Olcay welcomed information[...] |
2006-08-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR ETTC SA SY IR TU |
| 06ANKARA4407 | TURKEY SYMPATHETIC BUT NEEDS EVIDENCE TO REQUIRE [...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 6. ¶2. (S) SUMMARY: MFA Aviation Department Head Olcay welcomed information[...] |
2006-08-01 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR ETTC SA SY IR TU |
| 06ANKARA4833 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO TURKEY INCREASES [...]) Summary: Saudi King Abdullah visited Ankara and Istanbul from August 8-11 in the first visit of a Saudi King since 1966. Turkish MF[...] |
2006-08-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SA TU |
| 06ANKARA5674 | IRAQ: MFA REPORTS ON NEIGHBORS INTERIOR MINISTERS [...]/REL USA, CAN, AUS, GBR) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven told us Sept. 22 that Turkey was dis[...] |
2006-09-29 05:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KCRM KNNP TU IZ IR EG SA KU JO |
| 06ANKARA6764 | IRAQ/TURKEY: TURKEY MULLING IRAN DIALOGUE [...]) Summary. Turkey is considering options for regional dialogue with the Iranians about Iraq, with the goal of establishing stability [...] |
2006-12-28 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SA |
| 06BAGHDAD2401 | PRIME MINISTER MALIKI PLEASED WITH VISITS TO SAUDI [...]S) During a July 8 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki told the Charge that he had been extremely well-received in his stops in Saudi Arabi[...] |
2006-07-09 17:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ KU AE SA |
| 06BAGHDAD4054 | AMBASSADOR AND DCM MEET WITH IRAQI NATIONAL [...]) Summary: Ambassador and DCM held a wide-ranging discussion with Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie immediately follow[...] |
2006-10-29 18:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS JO SA AEMR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4239 | CHARGE MEETS WITH PM'S CHIEF OF STAFF NOVEMBER 14 [...]C) SUMMARY: In a November 14 meeting with Charge, PM Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah said the PM would review the draft U.S. letter[...] |
2006-11-14 21:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IZ PGOV PREL SA UN |
| 06BAGHDAD4361 | TALABANI, BARZANI, HASHIMI MEET TO DISCUSS [...]) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi, and Kurdistan Regional Government President Masud Barzani [...] |
2006-11-26 17:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA IQ |
| 06BEIJING9501 | CHINA'S AMBITIOUS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AGENDA FOR [...]BU) Summary: Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Minister Bo Xilai announced in early 2006 an ambitious plan for nine free trade ag[...] |
2006-05-18 06:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON CH AS NZ SA |
| 06BEIRUT1072 | MGLE01: SAUDI AMBASSADOR SEES NASRALLAH (WHO [...]S) In a 4/5 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja reported on his two-hour meeting the previous evening with [...] |
2006-04-06 12:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA |
| 06BEIRUT1277 | MGLE01: HARIRI SAYS HE IS READY TO CONFRONT [...]C) During an April 25 meeting with MP Saad Hariri, the Ambassador and econoff briefed him on Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's visit to [...] |
2006-04-25 15:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR KISL LE PGOV PREL PTER SA SY |
| 06BEIRUT1678 | MGLE01: CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON AND ISF DIRECTOR [...]S) In a May 23 meeting, Internal Security Forces (ISF) Director General Ashraf Rifi told Counterterrorism Coordinator Crumpton, the A[...] |
2006-05-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | ASEC JO LE MAS PTER SA SY |
| 06BEIRUT1771 | MGLE01: SAUDI AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT SINIORA'S [...]S) In a 5/5 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja insisted that there is no current "Saudi initiative" to red[...] |
2006-06-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV LE SY SA |
| 06BEIRUT1915 | MGLE01: INFORMATION ON SA'AD HARIRI [...]C/NF) Reftel requested information on Member of Parliament Sa'ad Hariri. Embassy Beirut's answers are keyed to the questions as set [...] |
2006-06-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV FR LE SA |
| 06BEIRUT2323 | MGLE01: JUMBLATT RECOUNTS SAUDI TRIP, MONEY [...]S/NF) In a 7/7 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said he had recently asked Saudi King Abdullah for funding to help him and his "Ma[...] |
2006-07-11 05:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KISL KDEM EAID LE SA SY |
| 06BEIRUT281 | MGLE01: WASHINGTON-BOUND JUMBLATT REACHING OUT TO [...]S) In a 1/28 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt described his efforts to find a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election [...] |
2006-01-31 09:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PTER KISL LE SY SA |
| 06BEIRUT2912 | LEBANON: REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION FROM GCC COUNTRIES [...]) This cable includes an action request in Paragraph 7. ¶2. (S/NF) Through our discussions with contacts in the Lebanes[...] |
2006-09-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS EAID PREL QA SA AE KU LE PARM |
| 06BEIRUT350 | LEBANON'S RESPONSE TO ICAO DEMARCHE FOR U.S. [...][...] |
2006-02-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR ICAO AORC EG ET FR LE PK SA TS |
| 06BEIRUT563 | MGLE01: HARIRI AND JUMBLATT DISCUSS STRATEGY [...]S) On February 23, while waiting for Secretary Rice to arrive for a meeting with MP Saad Hariri and MP Walid Jumblatt at his house in[...] |
2006-02-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | LE PGOV PREL SA SY |
| 06BEIRUT895 | MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI ASKS FOR US, SAUDI, AND [...]C) In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri was upbeat about the success of the natio[...] |
2006-03-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS EG KISL LE PGOV SA SY |
| 06BEIRUT898 | MGLE01: SINIORA VIEWS SITUATION PRIOR TO [...]C) In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora denied reports that he had asked Terje Roed-La[...] |
2006-03-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EG KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SA |
| 06BERLIN2733 | GERMAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING MTCR PLENARY AND INDIA [...]) Please see the action request in paragraph five. ¶2. (C) Global Affairs officer discussed the October 2-6 Missile Techno[...] |
2006-09-15 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM ETTC GM SA |
| 06BUCHAREST618 | TURKISH AND SAUDI PRESSURE ON ROMANIAN MUFTI [...]) SUMMARY. On October 11, Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Okcun met with the Ambassador to discuss “increased U.S. activity in the Dobrogea region dire[...] |
2006-04-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SOCI TU SA RO |
| 06CAIRO4608 | Egypt Media trends for July 27, 2006 [...]mmary. The past week internal disagreement over Hezbollah as right or wrong has been replaced by unified calls for an immedi[...] |
2006-07-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC UK AL AG IS SA IR EG |
| 06CAIRO6677 | EGYPT TO REVIEW DECISION ON UN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...]C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 2 to MFA Cabinet Staff Member responsible for counter-terrorism issues, Mohamed al Shinna[...] |
2006-11-02 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV UNGA PTER UNSC EG SA QA |
| 06DAKAR2255 | PUSHING BUSH-DEBY MEETING, GOUDIABY SAYS THAT CHAD [...]C) On September 15, Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, Counselor to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and prominent architect, came to see the A[...] |
2006-09-18 16:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS EPET ENRG PINR CD CH SA SG |
| 06DAMASCUS1361 | SYRIAN VP VISITS EGYPT, SAUDI, AND IRAN [...]U) Syrian VP Farouk al-Shara'a met with Egypt's President Mubarak March 23 in Sharm El Sheikh, Saudi King Abdullah March 24 in Jeddah,[...] |
2006-03-27 16:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY LE EG IR SA |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY82 | VIETNAM'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...]BU) Summary: Southern and central Vietnam's 30,000- to 50,000-member Sunni Muslim community does not appear to face significant restr[...] |
2006-01-24 03:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KIRF PGOV SOCI PREL SA CB LY EG VM ETMIN RELFREE |
| 06ISLAMABAD7770 | PRINCE SULTAN'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN: MOSTLY OPTICS; [...]C) Summary. In the week following Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud's April visit to Pakistan, PolCouns sought assessments [...] |
2006-05-02 11:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PK SA |
| 06JAKARTA10880 | ACEH'S SHARIA POLICE TARGETING AID WORKERS, WOMEN, [...]SBU) Summary. After a year of peace in Aceh, negative fall-out from the imposition of Islamic law (sharia) under Aceh's special auton[...] |
2006-09-01 01:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL KISL SA ID |
| 06JAKARTA11475 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INDONESIA [...]) The Fourth Regional Meeting of CWC States Parties in Asia met in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, 2006. The meeting was atten[...] |
2006-09-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PTER PHUM AMGT ASEC CWC SA AF MV |
| 06JEDDAH101 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: DENMARK BASHING [...]) For the second straight week, cartoons run in Danish and Norwegian newspapers allegedly "vilifying" the Prophet Muhammad took center[...] |
2006-02-01 14:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH102 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 4: PRESERVING THE ARAB FAMILY [...]U) On January 23 at the French Consulate General, local consultant and business adviser to the elite, Mr. Zaher S. Al Munajjed, gave a[...] |
2006-02-04 08:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL SA |
| 06JEDDAH103 | WTO WILL BRING CHANGES. IS SAUDI ARABIA READY? [...]UMMARY. Lead Saudi WTO negotiator Fawaz Al-Alamy's warmly received speech to a group of American and Saudi businessmen exemplified th[...] |
2006-02-04 09:00:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH128 | SAUDI YOUTH: LESSONS FROM JEDDAH'S "SHABBAB" [...]) SUMMARY. After more than one year of spending time with Jeddah's "shabbab" (roughly, guys or young men), Poloff has noted some cons[...] |
2006-02-08 14:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH134 | KUWAITI CONSUL GENERAL SAYS KUWAIT HAS BEEN [...]C) SUMMARY. On January 18, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief paid a condolence call on Kuwaiti Consul General Ali I. [...] |
2006-02-11 11:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KU PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH136 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 5: INDIAN INTEREST IN ARABIA, [...]U) Local media have reported extensively on the Saudi interest in strengthening ties with India. The recent India National Day celebr[...] |
2006-02-11 12:41:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IN KISL KWMN PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH149 | ACHIEVING DIALOGUE WITH ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK [...]C) SUMMARY. On February 7, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief met with President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Al-[...] |
2006-02-15 10:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ KISL KPAL PK PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH171 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 6. SAUDI INVESTORS MOB BANKS, 11% [...]C) On the evening of February 19, several late-arriving members of the Executive Committee of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ)[...] |
2006-02-26 05:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KISL KWMN PGOV PREL SA SCUL EINV |
| 06JEDDAH172 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 17 - [...]U) On Friday February 17, the sermon from the Holy Mosques in Mecca and Media dealt with Islamic identity and the importance of ethics[...] |
2006-02-26 05:10:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH180 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 24 - [...]U) On Friday February 24, in a sermon from the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Imam Shaykh Salih Bin-Muhammad al Talib delivered a sermon callin[...] |
2006-03-01 14:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH195 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 7: NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO CANADA, [...]C) Rumors have been swirling around the Jeddah Consular Community for some weeks that Dr. Abdulaziz Al Suwaigh, presently Director Gen[...] |
2006-03-07 12:32:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KPRV PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH197 | JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM CONCLUDES WITH OPTIMISM [...]UMMARY: On February 13, the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) concluded its three-day run after a variety of speeches promoting the Saudi e[...] |
2006-03-08 09:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH198 | "LA DOLCE VITA:" JEDDAWI ELITE NOSTALGIC FOR LOST [...]C) SUMMARY In conversations with the Consul General over the last eight months, Saudi Consulate contacts of the "baby-boomer" generati[...] |
2006-03-08 10:08:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH199 | SAUDI FOOD GIANT PIONEERS ISLAMIC BUSINESS ETHICS [...]C) SUMMARY. Savola Group, Saudi Arabia's leading foods supplier and the country's second largest industrial enterprise, has developed[...] |
2006-03-08 11:02:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH219 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 8: SAUDI SOCIETY MAGAZINE, NEW [...]ecently launched society magazine "Layalina" has been causing quite a stir in Jeddah over the last few weeks. Owned by a Kuwaiti publi[...] |
2006-03-15 11:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH220 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 10 AND 3: [...]C) On March 10 from the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani spoke to an audience of approximately 500. Du[...] |
2006-03-15 13:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH221 | PREPARATIONS FOR TOURISM IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA [...]C) SUMMARY. On February 26, Consulate staff met with the new General Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT) in Jeddah. [...] |
2006-03-15 13:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON KICR KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV |
| 06JEDDAH224 | SAUDI ARABIA: CORPORATE DONOR TAKES PROGRESSIVE [...]C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables profiling community service activities funded within the Kingdom by Saudi corpora[...] |
2006-03-18 11:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SA SOCI KMPI |
| 06JEDDAH227 | CG'S DISCUSSION WITH ALIREZA BUSINESSMEN [...]C) On March 13, Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met at Xenel Industries with Executive Director Sheikh Khaled Alireza, his son and [...] |
2006-03-21 08:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH232 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 17: AN [...]C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar on March 17, Shaikh al-Qahtani delivered an aggressively anti-American sermon to an a[...] |
2006-03-22 06:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH234 | JEDDAH BOASTS FIRST MUSEUM SPECIFICALLY BUILT TO [...]) SUMMARY. CG and ConOff visited the Jeddah Darah museum, home to the permanent exhibition of local artist Safeya Binzagr's artwork an[...] |
2006-03-22 13:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | OEXC SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH236 | OIC DISMISSES RECENT BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL MEETING AS [...]C) SUMMARY; The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) insisted in a March 25 meeting with Consulate staff that the recent ses[...] |
2006-03-26 11:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC IS KBCT KISL KPAL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH237 | SAUDI ARABIA: GULF BUSINESSMAN SECRETLY MINISTERS [...]C) SUMMARY: A prominent businessman working for a major Gulf corporation recently confided to the Consul General that he is an ordaine[...] |
2006-03-26 12:41:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI SA |
| 06JEDDAH244 | SAUDIA TECHNICAL INSPECTION AND PROSPECTS FOR [...]UMMARY. This is one in a series of cables reporting on the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) te[...] |
2006-03-29 06:57:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH250 | SAUDI NON-PROFIT BRIDGES PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR TO [...]C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables profiling community service activities funded within the Kingdom by Saudi corporat[...] |
2006-03-29 14:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SA SOCI KMPI |
| 06JEDDAH257 | WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION LACKLUSTER IN JEDDAH CHAMBER [...](C) SUMMARY. In the wake of the historic November 2005 election for the board of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), i[...] |
2006-04-02 14:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KDEM KWMN PGOV SA |
| 06JEDDAH263 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 9: MEDINA IMAM SUSPENDED, FASHION [...]C) Over the weekend rumors were circulating in Jeddah that the Imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the second largest in Saudi Ar[...] |
2006-04-05 09:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH264 | MOSQUE SERMON FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 31: IMAMS [...]C) In his March 31 sermon to an audience of more than 500 at Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani returned t[...] |
2006-04-05 11:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH265 | CONVERSATION WITH FINNISH AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI [...]C) On March 29, CG received a courtesy visit from Finnish Ambassador Martti Isoaro. Also present was Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief. The Amb[...] |
2006-04-05 11:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FI KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH267 | Avian Flu: Jeddah Slow on Outreach, Otherwise [...]ummary: Jeddah Municipality has an interagency committee on avian flu, a hotline, an emergency plan, and has taken action to control b[...] |
2006-04-05 13:21:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SA |
| 06JEDDAH268 | PERSGA Coordinating Protection of Red Sea [...]ummary: PERSGA is a Jeddah-based intergovernmental organization that builds capacity and organizes research for the Red Sea and Gulf o[...] |
2006-04-05 13:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XF SA |
| 06JEDDAH269 | Jeddah's "Perfume" Lake of Sewage [...][...] |
2006-04-05 13:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SA |
| 06JEDDAH270 | PERSGA Coordinating Protection of Red Sea [...]ummary: PERSGA is a Jeddah-based intergovernmental organization that builds capacity and organizes research for the Red Sea and Gulf o[...] |
2006-04-05 13:39:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XF SA |
| 06JEDDAH271 | IRANIAN DIPLOMAT CONFRONTS CONOFF AT JEDDAH [...]C) SUMMARY: During a recent gathering at the home of a prominent Saudi businessman, the Iranian ambassador to the Organization of the [...] |
2006-04-07 14:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA IR IS KPAL KWBG |
| 06JEDDAH274 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 10 - FEMALE MORAL POLICE, OIC-OSCE [...]C) The Saudi Arabian Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Note: The employees of this department are the mu[...] |
2006-04-09 07:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PHUM PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH277 | REEF CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL NGO ANNOUNCES FARASAN [...]UMMARY: On April 4, Pol/Econ Chief attended a meeting of the environmental NGO "Reef Chief" sponsored by a local business leader, Tar[...] |
2006-04-10 06:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KICR KISL PREL SA SENV |
| 06JEDDAH284 | BUSINESS COMMUNITY TABLE-TALK [...]) SUMMARY At a reception hosted by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) held at the CGR on March 29, guests commented on a variet[...] |
2006-04-10 14:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL SA |
| 06JEDDAH285 | THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART 1 - THE [...]) SUMMARY. On a visit to the Nejran region, Consul General, Congenoff and A/RSO met with the provincial Governor, Prince Mishael bin S[...] |
2006-04-11 09:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI YM |
| 06JEDDAH289 | CORRECTION - BUSINESS COMMUNITY TABLE-TALK [...]his is a corrected copy of reftel A. ¶2. C) SUMMARY At a reception hosted by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) he[...] |
2006-04-11 11:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL SA |
| 06JEDDAH293 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 7: [...]C) On April 7, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani devoted most of his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque to the usual religious matters. [...] |
2006-04-12 13:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH300 | JEDDAH: BRINGING HOPE TO EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN [...]) SUMMARY. The Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief visited the Hope Center for Exceptional Needs in Jeddah on April 12. The Center is Sa[...] |
2006-04-17 13:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL SOCI SA |
| 06JEDDAH302 | FAREWELL KSA: WEALTHY WESTERN WIVES' UNREALIZED [...]) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Over the course of her tenure here in Jeddah, the Consul General has had the opportunity to speak with a numbe[...] |
2006-04-17 14:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SA |
| 06JEDDAH303 | OVERVIEW OF CG'S MARCH VISIT TO NEJRAN PROVINCE [...]) The Consul General, ConGenOff, and A/RSO visited Nejran Province from March 26-28. Situated in the southwest of Saudi Arabia along [...] |
2006-04-17 14:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BEXP CVIS SCUL KISL SA |
| 06JEDDAH304 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 14: [...]) On April 14, Imam Shaykh al-Qahtani devoted most of his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar to addressing the probl[...] |
2006-04-18 08:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH305 | SAUDI ARABIA: SOP FOR QUESTIONING FEMALE CRIMINALS [...]) A contact of AmConGen Jeddah reported that Saudi authorities utilize a unique and explicit set of procedures when questioning women [...] |
2006-04-18 11:45:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL SOCI CASC SA |
| 06JEDDAH308 | CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN JEDDAH: FROM CONGREGATION TO [...]) SUMMARY. The Consul General and ConGenOffs are conducting a long-term inquiry into Christian worship in Jeddah. So far, the invest[...] |
2006-04-19 13:00:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF SA |
| 06JEDDAH320 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 21, 2006 [...] (C) On Friday, April 21, at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaykh al-Qahtani reprised one of his greatest hits, a [...] |
2006-04-26 13:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH328 | RECENT POLICE ROUND-UPS HEIGHTEN ANXIETY AMONG [...] (U) SUMMARY. Anxiety is growing in Jeddah's large Filipino population following the round-up, arrest, and interrogation this month o[...] |
2006-04-30 11:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KCRM PHUM SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH329 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 11: JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN HONORS [...]) Saudi Islamist Salman al-Ouda was the guest of honor at the April 24 "Ithnayniyya" (Monday lecture series) of Jeddah construction ma[...] |
2006-04-30 14:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH333 | FACING DECLINE, ONCE LARGE GREEK ORTHODOX [...]C) As part of the Consulate's ongoing efforts to conduct a long-term inquiry into Christian worship in Jeddah, the Consul General atte[...] |
2006-05-01 10:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH336 | GENETIC ILLNESSES ON THE RISE IN SAUDI ARABIA [...]C) SUMMARY: Anecdotal evidence from Consulate General Jeddah's contacts indicates that the rate of genetic illness among Saudi childre[...] |
2006-05-01 14:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL SOCI SA |
| 06JEDDAH339 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 28: [...]C) Imam Sheikh Al-Qahtani was absent from this weeks' prayers, reportedly because of his father's death. Prior to the commencement of[...] |
2006-05-03 12:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH341 | SETBACKS FOR SAUDI WOMEN CALL PERCEIVED REFORM [...]C) SUMMARY: Two recent setbacks to the empowerment of women demonstrate that while this policy has received official support from the [...] |
2006-05-08 05:02:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KWMN PGOV SA SCUL SOCI KMPI |
| 06JEDDAH346 | PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN JEDDAH [...]) SUMMARY. On May 6, as part of the Consulate's ongoing efforts to conduct a long-term inquiry into Christian worship in Jeddah, ConGe[...] |
2006-05-10 06:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH352 | PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT ARROYO'S VISIT TO KINGDOM [...]C) SUMMARY: The Saudi government marked the state visit of Philippine President Arroyo by pardoning more than 500 Filipinos; many mo[...] |
2006-05-14 07:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM RP SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH356 | ARABIC LANGUAGE WEB-SITE AL SAHAT PRESENTS [...]C) SUMMARY. Within hours of the May 12 drive-by shooting at ConGen Jeddah, the Arabic language web-site Al Sahat carried a brief biog[...] |
2006-05-15 05:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH357 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 5: [...]C) On May 5, after a week's absence due to the death of his father, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani returned to Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque [...] |
2006-05-15 11:21:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH368 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA MAY 12: [...]C) For the second consecutive week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani lectured the congregation at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Kh[...] |
2006-05-20 07:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH372 | INTERNAL SAG RIVALRIES ON CLOSING PALESTINE STREET [...]S) SUMMARY: As part of his research for a SAG-commissioned report on improving the issuance of US visas to Saudi nationals, Nawaf Al O[...] |
2006-05-20 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SA PTER ASEC ABLD AMGT |
| 06JEDDAH374 | AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT [...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 2[...] |
2006-05-21 08:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH378 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 12: BINLADEN GROUP ARRANGES HASTY [...] (C) The Saudi construction giant the Binladen Group recently dispatched three Dutch engineers, two Christians and an atheist, to Cai[...] |
2006-05-22 13:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SMIG SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH379 | CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP," [...]C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Mi[...] |
2006-05-22 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH380 | COLLEGE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS RIFTS ON WOMEN'S [...]C) SUMMARY: The Consul General's May 6 speech and participation in an Arabic-language roundtable at one of Jeddah's most prominent wo[...] |
2006-05-22 14:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH381 | JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN: IRAN ESTABLISHING GRASSROOTS [...]S) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with ConGenoff, a Jeddah businessman and former International Visitors Program participant claimed[...] |
2006-05-23 01:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PROP PTER SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH382 | RESOLUTION OF JEDDAH REFUGE CASE HIGHLIGHTS [...]UMMARY: Following the visit of A/S Harty to Saudi Arabia on May 13 and 14, high-level SAG attention to the refuge case of Rema Al Said[...] |
2006-05-23 10:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM SA |
| 06JEDDAH384 | TABUK SAUDI ARABIA: NORTHERN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [...]UMMARY: On May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief met with the Board of Directors of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ma[...] |
2006-05-23 12:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAGR ECON EIND KISL PREL SA SCUL SENV |
| 06JEDDAH385 | OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTHERN ARABIAN CITY OF TABUK [...]UMMARY: During a visit to Tabuk on May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief were able to meet with the Governor and leading members of the T[...] |
2006-05-23 14:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH387 | OIC OFFICIAL: LIBYANS AND SYRIANS BEHIND FEEBLE [...]C) In a May 23 discussion with ConGenOff at a reception sponsored by Post, Bilal K. Sasso, head of protocol and public relations at th[...] |
2006-05-24 13:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS KISL KPAL PGOV PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH389 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA, MAY 19: EASTERN [...]C) On May 19, Sahikh Mohammad al-Qahtani spoke at the Imam Ahmad bin Habal Mosque in al-Khobar to a congregation of more than 500 wor[...] |
2006-05-24 13:38:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH396 | SAUDIA PRIVATIZATION ACCELERATED TO QUIET JUMPY [...]C) SUMMARY. This is one of a series of cables addressing developments in the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. In private conve[...] |
2006-05-30 14:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
| 06JEDDAH399 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA, MAY 26: EASTERN [...]C) Speaking at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Al-Khobar on May 26, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted both his sermons solely to [...] |
2006-05-31 13:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH401 | SAG PUNISHES POPULAR CONSERVATIVE CLERIC FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jeddah sheikh Abdullah Fadaaq continues to hold a weekly Sufi majlis, despite SAG efforts last year to shut it down. In[...] |
2006-06-03 08:10:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
| 06JEDDAH407 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 13: NEW DIRECTOR FOR SAUDIA; [...]U) On the morning of June 7, Saudi media carried a report that by Royal Decree Khaled Abdullah Al-Mulhim, who was Chief Executive Offi[...] |
2006-06-07 12:54:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV SOCI TBIO |
| 06JEDDAH408 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 2: EASTERN [...]C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani kept his promise of last week (reftel) and gave a seco[...] |
2006-06-07 12:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH412 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 9: AL-KHOBAR [...]C) This week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar to a wide-ranging attack [...] |
2006-06-12 10:19:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH425 | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMENTS AT MAY BUSINESS [...]UMMARY. Business leaders attending a monthly speech sponsored by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) maintain their optimism for[...] |
2006-06-17 14:08:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH427 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 14: COMMOTION IN JCCI BOARDROOM; [...]C) Contacts have informed the Consulate and recent news reports have confirmed that a substantial majority of the Board of Directors o[...] |
2006-06-20 06:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH430 | CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA: ETHIOPIAN & [...]) SUMMARY. The Consul General and ConGenOffs are conducting a long-term inquiry into Christian worship in Jeddah (reftel). Recently, [...] |
2006-06-20 13:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF SA |
| 06JEDDAH432 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 16: [...]C) In contrast to the past few sermons in which he has delivered strident lectures tinged with political and sectarian meaning, on Jun[...] |
2006-06-21 10:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH436 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 23: EASTERN [...]C) On June 23, speaking at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal mosque in al-Khobar, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani fulminated against a "Fifth Column [...] |
2006-07-01 07:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH437 | JEDDAH MAYOR PRESENTS DEVELOPMENT PLANS; CONSUL [...]UMMARY: On June 19, the Consul General, Pol/Econ Chief, Commercial Officer , PolOff and EconOff attended the June General Meeting of [...] |
2006-07-01 07:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH446 | A GRAND VISION FOR JCCI WOMEN'S CENTER [...]) Summary. During a meeting with Mrs. Oberwetter and Consulate General officers, the new director of the JCCI's women's center outline[...] |
2006-07-03 11:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KWMN PINR SA |
| 06JEDDAH449 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND [...]U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller [...] |
2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH450 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...]U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Cons[...] |
2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH451 | MORSELS FROM THE BUSINESS BREAKFAST TABLE [...]C) SUMMARY: In conversations at the June meeting of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ), one American businessman admitted that [...] |
2006-07-05 07:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH452 | NEW SAUDIA DIRECTOR GENERAL EXPOUNDS ON FUTURE OF [...]his is one of a series of cables relating to the civil aviation sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ¶2. SUMMARY: On J[...] |
2006-07-05 07:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH453 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 15: JCCI TURMOIL ENDS; CONVICTION [...]U) Ending several months of controversy (reftel), the Consulate learned from a contact on July 1, that embattled Jeddah Chamber of Com[...] |
2006-07-05 07:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH454 | A WOMAN'S VIEW ON BEING A LAWYER IN SAUDI ARABIA [...]UMMARY: Recent press reports that the Saudi Ministry of Justice is considering allowing women to become fully licensed lawyers and j[...] |
2006-07-05 09:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH455 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 30: EASTERN [...]C) In a remarkable change from his critical sermons of preceding weeks, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani used his sermon t the Imam Ahmad bin [...] |
2006-07-08 11:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH458 | SCT SETTING THE STAGE FOR SAUDI'S TOURISM FUTURE [...]) SUMMARY. Jeddah's new Director General of the SCT outlined his plan for tourism development in Jeddah and Kingdom-wide with Consulat[...] |
2006-07-08 12:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON PINR SA |
| 06JEDDAH459 | WAMY OFFICIAL UPSET ABOUT FUNDING AND CRITICAL OF [...][...] |
2006-07-08 14:19:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH460 | SAUDI LAWYER CASTS DIM HOPE FOR REFORM [...]C) SUMMARY: ConGenOffs met with a prominent Saudi lawyer who cast a very dim light on social reforms underway in the Kingdom. He expl[...] |
2006-07-08 14:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH466 | GUARDED OPINION OF CAPABILITIES OF OIC [...]C) SUMMARY: An AmCit employee of the Islamic Development Bank dismissed the Organization of the Islamic Conference as an organization[...] |
2006-07-10 13:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH467 | WESTERN DIPLOMAT IN ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE ISLAMIC [...]MMARY: During a visit to a small town in the Jeddah Consular District, a female ConGenOff decided to experience first hand what it wa[...] |
2006-07-10 13:25:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH469 | CG MEETS NEW JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL [...]C) SUMMARY: On July 8, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met the new Japanese Consul General in Jeddah. His primary objective is[...] |
2006-07-11 10:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON JA KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH470 | JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS [...]) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness c[...] |
2006-07-11 10:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH471 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JULY 7: EASTERN [...]C) Imam Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani returned to provocative matters for his sermons at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar on[...] |
2006-07-12 07:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH472 | LAYALINA: SHOWING THE SOCIAL SIDE OF SAUDI ARABIA [...]) Since the December 2005 debut of Layalina magazine in Saudi Arabia, the publication has stretched the limits of Saudi culture (refte[...] |
2006-07-12 07:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH474 | POSITIVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW OIC DIRECTOR [...]C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General of Political Affairs held a positive introductory meeti[...] |
2006-07-12 12:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI TSPL |
| 06JEDDAH475 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES TEHRAN MEETING OF IRAQ [...]C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 11, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD A-FAISAL AND DISCUSSED THE RECENT TEHRAN MEETING OF THE I[...] |
2006-07-12 13:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH476 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 16: INTERNET POSTINGS; MUTAWAA; [...]U) On July 12, an anonymous source posted a message on the fundamentalist Al Saha website that called for a "Holocaust" type event th[...] |
2006-07-12 14:25:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH477 | CORRECTED COPY--FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES TEHRAN [...]C) SUMMARY: On July 11, the Ambassador met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud a-Faisal and discussed the recent Tehran meeting of the I[...] |
2006-07-13 02:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL PTER SA |
| 06JEDDAH478 | INTERNET SHOWING GRASSROOTS DISSENTION ABOUT [...]) SUMMARY: Public opinion is divided regarding the July 14 Saudi Press Agency statement on the situation in Lebanon. While local newspap[...] |
2006-07-15 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH484 | UMM AL-QURA DEAN PUSHING FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM [...]C) SUMMARY: In a meeting in Jeddah with the dean of the College of Education at Umm Al-Qura University (UAQU) located in Mecca, ConG[...] |
2006-07-18 14:36:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH486 | MINISTER OF LABOR TELLS RELIGIOUS POLICE ONLY MOL [...]) SUMMARY: The religious police, or Mutawwa denied that it was responsible for the recent firing of 69 saleswomen at cosmetic and ling[...] |
2006-07-19 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA KISL |
| 06JEDDAH487 | JULY 14 FRIDAY SERMONS AVERT STRONG WORDS ON [...]) SUMMARY: Mecca sermons focused on the need for brotherhood amongst all Muslims and its importance in combating the enemies of religi[...] |
2006-07-20 09:38:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SA PREL PGOV |
| 06JEDDAH493 | ISLAMIC SCHOLAR CALLS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL [...]C) SUMMARY: PolOff held a productive discussion about Islam and the need for greater dialogue with Dr. Hamid Al-Rifaie, an internati[...] |
2006-07-24 11:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH494 | A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS REGISTRATION IN JEDDAH [...]) On July 10 Pol/EconOffs and FCSOffs met Mr. Muhammad Atiq Al Harby, Director General of the Ministry of Commerce in Jeddah. During [...] |
2006-07-25 05:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWMN PINR SA PGOV |
| 06JEDDAH495 | YOUNG SAUDI WOMEN SPEAK: THEIR VIEW OF THE FUTURE [...]) Summary. In a discussion with Saudi college-aged women, EconOff learned about some of the issues confronting young females in Jeddah[...] |
2006-07-25 05:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PINR SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH496 | A GLIMPSE INTO JEDDAH'S FOREIGN WORKER POPULATIONS [...]) Summary. In a series of meetings with the labor offices of Saudi Arabia's major labor source Consulates, EconOff discussed the issu[...] |
2006-07-25 05:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PHUM PINR SA |
| 06JEDDAH498 | ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ON AID TO IRAQ AND GAZA [...]n July 22, Econ Counselor met with two senior Islamic Development Bank officials in Jeddah. They are Amadou Boubacar Cisse (VP for Op[...] |
2006-07-25 10:57:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ KPAL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH499 | NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT JEDDAH [...]U) Summary: During a meeting with the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) Project Manager, CG and Commercial Attach learned of new developme[...] |
2006-07-25 10:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH505 | HEJAZI SCHOLARS SHARE VIEWS ON RELIGION AND [...]) SUMMARY: Consul General and ConGenOffs reached out to religious scholars, including the liberal religious scholar Dr. Sami M. Angawi, [...] |
2006-07-29 04:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH511 | SAUD AL-FAISAL ASKS THE US TO CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE [...]) FM Saud al-Faisal summoned the Ambassador from Riyadh to Jeddah for a one-on-one late in the evening of July 30 to urge the Secretary [...] |
2006-07-30 21:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IZ LE PINS PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH513 | CHANGES AFOOT AT THE JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM [...]U) SUMMARY. On July 23 Consul General (CG) and Commercial Attache (CA) met the new Chairman and the Project Manager of the Jeddah Ec[...] |
2006-07-31 04:38:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH514 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JULY 28: EASTERN [...]C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar on July 28, Imam Shaikh Mohammed al-Qahtani offered a sermon that left our source [...] |
2006-08-02 08:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH520 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 17: ISLAMIC FORUM MEETING CANCELED [...]C) On August 1, the Consulate General received a fax from the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue informing us that our request f[...] |
2006-08-07 07:21:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH531 | LABOR MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...]) Summary: On August 7, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi al-Qusaibi described the SAG's efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to the A[...] |
2006-08-09 11:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV SA |
| 06JEDDAH532 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 4: OUTRAGE [...]ebanon and the "West's war against Muslims" dominated the angry sermon of Imam Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudays at the Grand Mosque i[...] |
2006-08-09 12:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH535 | CONSUL GENERAL AND NEW FOREIGN MINISTRY DIRECTOR [...]U) SUMMARY: On August 9, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief made a courtesy call on Ambassador Mohammed Tayyeb, the newly appointed Director G[...] |
2006-08-12 09:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT KISL OFDP PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH540 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW CHAIRMAN OF [...]UMMARY: On August 8, the Ambassador and staff met the new Chairman and Board members of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry ([...] |
2006-08-14 12:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON EPET KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH541 | AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICAN [...]C) SUMMARY: On August 9, the Ambassador breakfasted with three members of the American business community. All three reported that L[...] |
2006-08-14 14:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH545 | AMBASSADOR URGES SAG TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA'S UNSC [...]) Ambassador Oberwetter renewed USG concerns with Venezuela's candidacy for Latin America's open UNSC seat during an August 15 meetin[...] |
2006-08-16 06:56:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREL UNSC GT VE SA |
| 06JEDDAH547 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 11: [...]C) The war between Islam and the West once again inspired the sermon from the Grand Mosque in Mecca. However, this week, Imam Sheikh [...] |
2006-08-19 04:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH548 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK [...]C) SUMMARY: On August 8, Ambassador Oberwetter led a group to met Islamic Development Bank (IDB) President Al-Madani. The Ambassador[...] |
2006-08-19 06:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN IZ KISL LE PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH557 | NEW "KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY" ON THE RED SEA: [...]C) Summary: Among the Saudi Government's many new megaprojects, the planned $26.7 billion "King Abdullah Economic City" has attracted[...] |
2006-08-23 13:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH558 | STUDENT VISAS: AMB ASKS FOR LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP [...]) Ambassador Oberwetter informed Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 22 that the Ministry of Higher Education (MHE) had not yet [...] |
2006-08-23 14:00:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PINS KCSY SA |
| 06JEDDAH559 | FM'S VIEWS ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...]) Ambassador Oberwetter delivered Reftel points on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 21. Th[...] |
2006-08-23 14:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PHUM PREL SA XF |
| 06JEDDAH567 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 18: MECCA [...]U) Once again the sermon from the Grand Mosque in Mecca advocated that the Ummah unite to confront a nebulous enemy, which inevitably [...] |
2006-08-26 07:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH576 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 25: MECCA [...]U) At the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Imam Sheikh Salah bin Mohammed Aal Talib lectured the worshipers on preparations for Doomsday. Fortu[...] |
2006-08-30 11:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH578 | LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE [...]he Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission to [...] |
2006-09-03 13:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH582 | LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...]he Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for[...] |
2006-09-04 04:40:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH583 | LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE [...]he Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission to [...] |
2006-09-04 13:42:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH586 | CG GFOELLER RECEIVES PETITION FROM SAUDI WOMEN TO [...]) SUMMARY. On July 18th, CG Gfoeller received an e-mailed draft petition from prominent Saudi women calling for a cessation of Israe[...] |
2006-09-05 08:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KISL KPAO KWMN LE OPRC PHUM PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH596 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 18: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN; [...]he English-language Saudi Gazette reported today on another clash between historic Saudi custom and the demands of a modern economy. [...] |
2006-09-09 09:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH597 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 1: [...]e sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 1 was delivered by Dr. Salih bin-Abdallah bin-Humayd, the Chairman of the Shura Cou[...] |
2006-09-09 10:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH598 | SAUDI ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: ENVIRONMENTAL [...]UMMARY: Pol/Econ Chief met with the director of the newly registered Saudi Environmental Association. The organization will promote [...] |
2006-09-09 14:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA SENV SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH606 | SEX IN SAUDI ARABIA - CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING [...]) Recently, Pol-Econoff spoke with a number of young men and women in Saudi Arabia. In one encounter, with a 29 year old man named Ab[...] |
2006-09-11 16:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH614 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON SAUDIA FUTURE [...]) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Consulate General Jeddah, and FCS staff met the New Director General of Saudi Arabian[...] |
2006-09-18 04:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
| 06JEDDAH623 | SEX IN SAUDI ARABIA - CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING [...]) Recently, Pol-Econoff spoke with a number of young men and women in Saudi Arabia. In one encounter, with a 29 year old man named Ab[...] |
2006-09-24 15:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI |
| 06JEDDAH625 | YOUNG PRESIDENTS SPEAK THEIR MINDS TO AMBASSADOR [...]C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with several members of the Saudi chapter of the Young President's Organization (YPO) on August 20. T[...] |
2006-09-25 12:40:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SA ECON KISL |
| 06JEDDAH636 | AMBASSADOR MET WITH GENERAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL [...]) SUMMARY: Ambassador Oberwetter met with the President Eng. Abdullah M. Nour Rehaimi and several Vice Presidents of the General Autho[...] |
2006-10-04 12:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
| 06JEDDAH643 | IIRO SECRETARY-GENERAL TALKS OF SAUDI PROGRAMS AND [...]S/NF) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the headquarters of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) on September 18, Secretary-Gen[...] |
2006-10-09 07:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
| 06JEDDAH645 | LETTER FROM OIC SECGEN REGARDING "DESECRATION OF [...]) The following letter, dated October 5, 2006, was delivered to AMCON Jeddah. It is from the Secretary General of the Organization of[...] |
2006-10-10 12:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL OPDC PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH646 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 15: [...]) Shaykh Saud Ibn-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 15. The sermon focused on the ide[...] |
2006-10-10 13:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH658 | VISITING DESK OFFICER MET WITH OIC DG OF POLITICAL [...]C) Poloff and visiting NEA/ARP Desk Officer met with Director General of Political Affairs for the Organization of the Islamic Confere[...] |
2006-10-16 11:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PINR PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH659 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, SEPTEMBER 22: [...]) Shaykh Usamah bin-Abdallah Khayyat delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 22. The imam condemned statement[...] |
2006-10-16 12:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH664 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, SEPTEMBER 29: [...]) Shaykh Abd-al-Rahman al-Sudays delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 29. The sermon largely dealt with the[...] |
2006-10-18 04:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH665 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, OCTOBER 6: MECCA, [...]) Shaykh Saud Ibn-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered the sermon in the at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on October 6. The sermon focused on th[...] |
2006-10-18 04:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH673 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, OCTOBER 13: [...]) Sheikh Salih bin-Abdallah bin-Humayd delivered the sermon in Mecca on October 13. He emphasized the holiness of the last ten nights[...] |
2006-10-28 07:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH694 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, OCTOBER 27: [...]C) Sheikh Dr. Usamah Abdallah al-Khayyat delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on October 27. He said that all people se[...] |
2006-11-06 12:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH765 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, DECEMBER 15: [...]C) Sheikh Salih bin-Abdallah bin-Humayd delivered the sermon in Mecca on December 15. He began by encouraging Muslims to follow Allah[...] |
2006-12-19 14:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
| 06JEDDAH769 | IRF OFFICER MEETS WITH CHRISTIAN LEADERS [...]S) Summary. In a visit to Jeddah and Dhahran, DRL/IRF officer Kate Lurie met with various leaders of the Christian communities. In J[...] |
2006-12-19 15:56:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KIRF SOCI SA |
| 06JEDDAH770 | GACA'S NEED FOR FAA ASSISTANCE IN ITS NEW AGE [...]U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph ¶9. ¶2. (U) Summary. EconOff from Riyadh and Jeddah Pol-Econ [...] |
2006-12-20 06:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV SA |
| 06JEDDAH86 | NEW SOUTH AFRICAN CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKS OF TRADE, [...]C) SUMMARY: At an introductory meeting on January 29, new South African Consul General Mahdi Basadien described his mission to promot[...] |
2006-01-30 09:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IR KISL KNNP PARM PREL SA SF |
| 06JEDDAH98 | YOUNGEST MEMBER OF CHINA DELEGATION PROVIDES [...]) SUMMARY. Poloff met on January 29 the youngest member of the delegation of Saudi private citizens that accompanied King Abdullah on[...] |
2006-02-01 14:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH99 | "REAL PEOPLE TOUR": STUDENTS PROVIDE TOUR OF [...]) SUMMARY. As Post previously reported, Poloff visited on January 22 the central campus of Um al-Qura University, known as a center o[...] |
2006-02-01 14:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA |
| 06KHARTOUM1589 | Sudan: 2005 Import-Export Trade Report [...]UMMARY: 2005 trade statistics from the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) shows a trade balance roughly six times higher than the 2004 leve[...] |
2006-07-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EPET PGOV CH SA US SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2411 | SAUDI ARABIA EXTRADITES PROMINENT SLM LEADER TO [...]) Summary: Prominent Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and ethnic Fur Abu Alghasim Ahmed was arrested in Saudi Arabia and ret[...] |
2006-10-01 15:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KCRM SA SU |
| 06KHARTOUM248 | SOUTH AFRICAN ASSISTANCE TO SUDAN [...]) In a meeting January 30, Counselor of South African Embassy Ebrahim Edries provided Pol/Econ officer with an overview of South Afric[...] |
2006-02-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AU SU SA |
| 06KHARTOUM257 | JUBA OPENS ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK [...]) SUMMARY: In a three-hour ceremony on February 1, a large gathering of influential southern Sudanese, supported by a large crowd, ce[...] |
2006-02-02 12:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SU SA UG KE |
| 06KINSHASA1439 | THREE DAYS IN KINSHASA: HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS AND A [...]) Summary. Two days of high-level visitors to Kinshasa September 11 and 12 were followed September 13 by the long-awaited face-to-fac[...] |
2006-09-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG EUN UK SA |
| 06KINSHASA1686 | SOUTH AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS CALLS DRC [...]) The South African Observer Mission (SAOM) characterized the DRC's October 29 presidential and provincial elections as "democratic, p[...] |
2006-11-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SA CG ELECTIONS |
| 06KIRKUK18 | (SBU) SALAH AD DIN GOVERNOR WINS KRG LARGESSE [...]) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ¶2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah Ad Din, a predominantly Sunni Arab province, is maki[...] |
2006-01-29 19:15:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ TU JO SA |
| 06KUWAIT1594 | APPEAL OF PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT: JUDGE REFERS [...]SBU) Summary: The trial of the remaining 36 Peninsula Lions defendants took a new turn on May 3 when the Chief Judge of the Court of [...] |
2006-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
| 06KUWAIT1675 | REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] REL AUS UK) Summary: Chiefs of Mission from Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria conferred via video conference on April 26 to follo[...] |
2006-05-11 03:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV IZ KU SY JO TU SA |
| 06KUWAIT3640 | TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 51ST [...]mmary: Kuwait hosted the 51st session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on September 5, 2006 with represen[...] |
2006-09-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT3877 | MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS ON FOSTERING MODERATION [...]/NF) Summary: The Ambassador called on Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic[...] |
2006-09-28 06:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF SA KU |
| 06KUWAIT4147 | REFINERY DISPUTE WITH SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...]C/NF) Post concurs with Embassy Riyadh's points in ref. A, but would add that further delay of Kuwaiti plans to build a new 615,000 b[...] |
2006-10-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4153 | IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE REGIONAL CT [...]) This message, cleared by embassies Kuwait, Riyadh, Amman, Damascus, Baghdad, and Ankara, provides recommendations for regional activit[...] |
2006-10-17 21:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KISL OEXC KU IZ SY JO TU SA |
| 06KUWAIT4377 | SECTARIAN TENSION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER BOOK [...]U) Abdul Hadi Al-Salih, the Minister for National Assembly Affairs and one of two Shi'a ministers in the Kuwaiti government, sparked [...] |
2006-11-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF SA BA IR KU |
| 06KUWAIT4536 | 29TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE [...]mmary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced[...] |
2006-11-29 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU |
| 06KUWAIT881 | TRIPARTITE COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE'S [...]ummary: Kuwait hosted the 50th session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on March 14, 2006 with representa[...] |
2006-03-15 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT913 | REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] REL AUS UK) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and Embassy representatives from Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey met [...] |
2006-03-18 04:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL IZ KU SY JO TU SA |
| 06MANILA1982 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...]C) Summary. In a May 5 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo for the Philippine SIPDIS [...] |
2006-05-09 07:56:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP BM IR SA |
| 06MANILA2136 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY [...]S) The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM and Regional Affairs Chief, visited National Security Advisor Norberto "Bert" Gonzales on Ma[...] |
2006-05-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL SA RP |
| 06MUSCAT148 | OMAN CALLS FOR IMPROVED INTERNATIONAL POLIO [...]ccording to local media, four cases of polio were reported in Oman in 2004 and 2005. Two Yemeni brothers, aged 9 and 10, were treated[...] |
2006-02-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL SA MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT1728 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO MUSCAT [...]C) During a December 24 meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi to discuss a range of regional issues ([...] |
2006-12-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA MU |
| 06NDJAMENA1368 | CHADIAN FM ACCUSES SAUDIS OF AIDING REBELS [...]U) Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi called in the Ambassador this morning, 11/27, to discuss the current rebel attacks in Chad and t[...] |
2006-11-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PREF CD SU SA LY |
| 06NEWDELHI802 | SEEKING GUIDANCE ON ENGAGING INDIA ON CCIT [...]U) This is an Action Request for IO and S/CT -- see Para ¶3. ¶2. (C) Background: MEA Joint Secretary (UN/Political) Sa[...] |
2006-02-03 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KTIA IN SA |
| 06NEWDELHI803 | UNPRECEDENTED INDIA VISIT BY SAUDI KING BOOSTS [...]C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff on February 2 that Saudi King Abdullah's January 25-28 New Delhi[...] |
2006-02-03 14:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ETTC PTER UNGA IN SA PK IR IS |
| 06OSLO1141 | NORWAY: SAUDI-TRAINED IMAM CLAIMS 9/11 A US ACTION [...]) Imam Zulqarnain Sakandar Madni, leader of a group called 'Norway's United Ulamas,' commented during a net chat on the newspaper Afte[...] |
2006-09-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL ASEC KPAO SA NO |
| 06PARIS128 | PRESIDENCY MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR ON SYRIA/LEBANON [...]) Summary: Presidential Middle East/Americas advisor Dominique Boche previewed the upcoming visit of Presidential Diplomatic Advisor G[...] |
2006-01-09 17:16:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LE EG SA FR |
| 06PARIS1428 | PARIS-BASED HARIRI ADVISOR ON LEBANON INTERNAL [...]C) Summary: During a recent discussion, Basile Yared, a leading Paris-based advisor to Sa'ad Hariri, praised the Secretary for deliver[...] |
2006-03-07 10:40:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY LE EG SA FR |
| 06PARIS1588 | MARCH 4-6 CHIRAC VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA: FOCUS ON [...]) Summary: Syria/Lebanon were the primary topics of President Chirac's March 4 and 5 meetings with Saudi King Abdullah, with Iran, Ha[...] |
2006-03-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA LE SY IR IZ ECON FR |
| 06PARIS40 | MFA ON JANUARY 4 CHIRAC-MUBARAK DISCUSSIONS ON [...]) Summary: MFA DAS-equivalent for Egypt/Levant Herve Besancenot previewed the January 4 Mubarak-Chirac working lunch, expected to focu[...] |
2006-01-04 16:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LE EG SA FR |
| 06RIYADH1 | PARDONED SAUDI DISSIDENT OUTLINES GRADUALIST [...]C) Ali Al-Dumaini, one of the three reformers pardoned by King Abdullah in August, described himself and his colleagues as "reformers,[...] |
2006-01-02 05:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SA |
| 06RIYADH123 | DHAHRAN DIGEST 4 [...]C) One of post's Shi'a contacts, Mohammad Alltaleb, who doesn't mince words and, if his stories are true, is equally brazen in his act[...] |
2006-01-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG SCUL KWMN SA |
| 06RIYADH1375 | NO WOMEN AMONG SAG APPOINTEES TO EP CHAMBER OF [...]SBU) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on March 1 its six appointees to the board of the Eastern Province (EP) Chamber o[...] |
2006-03-06 05:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KMPI SA |
| 06RIYADH1377 | SHI'A "INDEPENDENTS" DISCUSS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...]C) A group of Shi'a independents again stressed to ConOffs their community's national identity, desire for reform in the Kingdom, and [...] |
2006-03-06 06:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH1380 | FEMALE SHI'A ACTIVIST: PRESSURE FOR REFORM MUST [...]) Summary: Aliya Al-Fareed (protect), longtime Shi'a political activist, discussed the state of reform in Saudi Arabia with PAO and Po[...] |
2006-03-06 11:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KIRF KWMN SA |
| 06RIYADH1461 | SHI'A ACTIVIST SAYS SHIRAZIS ARE MODERATING [...]C) Shi'ite political activist Mohammed Al-Shoyoukh told PolOff that Saudi Hezbollah countenances only "peaceful" means to achieve its [...] |
2006-03-08 08:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH1542 | POST-ABQAIQ MINISTER OF INTERIOR FORMALLY REQUESTS [...]) This is an action request. ¶2. (S) Summary and Action Request: Post requests Department's prompt review and guidance in[...] |
2006-03-12 15:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER MASS MARR ASEC PREL EPET ETRD SA |
| 06RIYADH1706 | SHI'A CIVIL SOCIETY, LOOKING TO THE STARS [...]) Summary: A meeting with the Qatif Astronomy Society on March 13th 2006 provided a snapshot of how civil society can operate in the S[...] |
2006-03-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI KPAO KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH1741 | SHI'A LEADER TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OPPORTUNITIES [...]C) Jafar Al-Shayeb, President and elected member of Qatif's municipal council and one of five people appointed to the Dammam branch of[...] |
2006-03-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH175 | CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMMING IN SAUDI ARABIA [...]) Summary: Cultural and sports programming in Saudi Arabia can effectively support MPP objectives and USG interests. Cultural programm[...] |
2006-01-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL SA |
| 06RIYADH186 | FEMALE CONSULATE STAFF PARTICIPATE IN EID CALLS [...]C) For the first time in Consulate history, two female Mission staff members participated in most of the Consulate's calls over the re[...] |
2006-01-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA |
| 06RIYADH1920 | 'CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY' IS OFF-LIMITS FOR A [...]C) Nawal Al Yousif (protect), a Shi'a journalist and founder of www.saudiyat.net, noted in a meeting with the PAO on March 17, 2006 th[...] |
2006-03-21 09:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KMPI KIRF KPAO SA |
| 06RIYADH1982 | DHAHRAN DIGEST 5 [...]SBU) During a recent lunch with PolOff, an appointed member of the Al-Ahsa municipal council who is also an American-educated professo[...] |
2006-03-22 10:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH2146 | SAUDI LEADERS UPBEAT ON U.S.-SAUDI MILITARY [...]) Summary and Comment: During separate meetings on March 22 with visiting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, Sa[...] |
2006-03-29 14:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PTER SA |
| 06RIYADH2542 | Avian Flu: Saudi Arabia Closing Small Poultry [...]U) Summary: Meetings with the WHO representative, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), and Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed that the SAG ha[...] |
2006-04-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR SA |
| 06RIYADH2544 | Cultural Norms and Non-Transparency Hamstring [...]SBU) Summary: Meetings with public health officials during the visit of regional ESTH officer to Saudi Arabia provided a snapshot of S[...] |
2006-04-10 04:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KHIV SA |
| 06RIYADH2560 | Saudi Science Research - Gathering Strength [...]mmary: Academic and scientific researchers in Saudi Arabia are hungry for more contact with American counterparts and believe that the[...] |
2006-04-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TBIO SENV KHIV CVIS SA |
| 06RIYADH2563 | Environmentalism Slowly Comes to Saudi Arabia [...]ummary: Saudi environmental and natural resource institutions were late in getting established and remain small in size and influence.[...] |
2006-04-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KFLU SA |
| 06RIYADH2682 | EP CORPORATE BANKER UPBEAT ABOUT IMPACT OF WTO [...]SBU) Zaki Al-Yahya, Eastern Province-based Assistant General Manager in Samba's Corporate & Investment Banking Group, painted an upbea[...] |
2006-04-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH2683 | VISITING PRIEST DETAINED BY SAG IN DAMMAM, [...]C) According to two sources in the Eastern Province's (EP's) expatriate Indian Roman Catholic community, a Catholic priest was detaine[...] |
2006-04-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH275 | ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON THE SHI'A "SHIRAZIS" [...]C) Kamal Al-Khattee, son of a former Shi'a judge in Qaif, discussed with PolOff the evolution of the Shi'a faction known as the "Shira[...] |
2006-01-23 07:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH2793 | POTENTIAL NEW REVENUE-SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN [...]C) In a conversation on April 13, two expatriate analysts at Saudi Aramco told PAO and EconOff that Aramco and the SAG were in the pro[...] |
2006-04-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH2840 | SAUDI SHI'A EXPRESS ANGER AT PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S [...]U) In the week since President Mubarak remarked in an interview with Al-Arabiyya that Shi'a were "mostly loyal to Iran and not the cou[...] |
2006-04-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH2893 | GULF WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION: CIVIL SOCIETY, SAUDI [...]SBU) Summary: Jameyat Fatat al Khaleej is one of the oldest women's charitable societies in Saudi Arabia, and provides an example of a[...] |
2006-04-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KPAO KMPI SA |
| 06RIYADH3147 | ARAMCO VP THINKS KARAN GAS DISCOVERY WILL PROVE "A [...]C) Summary: Yousef Rafie, Saudi Aramco's Senior VP for Gas Operations, expanded on press reports of Aramco's recent discovery of gas [...] |
2006-04-27 10:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH3301 | CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE EP: THE ICE IS SLOWLY [...]C) Government influence and oversight pervade the Eastern Province's (EP's) older civil society organizations. The SAG provides part [...] |
2006-05-02 08:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KMPI KDEM SA |
| 06RIYADH3306 | HASAWI SHI'A DETAIL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS, [...]C) Summary: In separate conversations with PolOff in Al-Ahsa on April 25, two groups of Shi'a leaders and activists discussed discrim[...] |
2006-05-02 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH3312 | THE SAUDI SHI'A: WHERE DO THEIR LOYALTIES LIE? [...]S) Some Sunni Arab leaders, including Egypt's President Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, have recently publicly questioned the loya[...] |
2006-05-02 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS SA |
| 06RIYADH3315 | HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE: LIMITED [...]C) Summary: Higher education in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia offers limited opportunities for students, particularly women and[...] |
2006-05-02 15:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV KMPI KPAO KIRF KWMN SA |
| 06RIYADH3346 | BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY, ONE DISCUSSION AT A TIME [...]C) Summary: In the past year, Consulate officers have observed increasing numbers of small civil society groups forming in the Easter[...] |
2006-05-02 16:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV KPAO KMPI SA |
| 06RIYADH3491 | SAUDI-U.K. RELATIONS IMPROVING [...] (C) Summary. During a May 1 dinner, a British Polof who coordinated U.K. Embassy Riyadh,s recent high-level visits commented on the [...] |
2006-05-07 15:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SA |
| 06RIYADH3589 | SHI'A CLERIC DISCUSSES SLOW BUT SIGNIFICANT [...]C) In a meeting with PolOff on April 28, Shi'a cleric Faisal Al-Awami gave a broadly positive account of changes in Saudi Arabia over [...] |
2006-05-10 08:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH3673 | QATIF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBER CONTINUES TO [...]C) In a conversation with the CG on April 29, Isa Al-Muzel, an elected member of Qatif's municipal council, described his work at the [...] |
2006-05-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH3720 | SAG DETAINS HARD-LINE SHI'A CLERIC RETURNING FROM [...]C) Post contacts and the Saudi Shi'a-run Rasid News Network (www.rasid.org) report that the Saudi Mubahith detained Shi'a cleric Nimr [...] |
2006-05-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH3766 | ARAMCO CONSULTANT DOUBTS ARAMCO CAN MOVE PAST 12.5 [...]C) An American expatriate who is a senior consultant to Saudi Aramco on oil drilling operations told the CG recently that he doubted A[...] |
2006-05-16 06:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON SA |
| 06RIYADH3852 | ARAMCO CEO: THE OIL ERA IS NOT OVER [...]C) At a dinner on May 14 hosted by businessman Badr Al-Suwaidan, President and CEO of Al-Bilad, and attended by the CG and FCS Off, Ab[...] |
2006-05-20 08:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH3889 | DETAINED SHI'A CLERIC RELEASED; A SECOND [...]C) The SAG released detained Shi'a cleric Nimr Al-Nimr in the evening of May 15, according to his brother Mohammed Al-Nimr. Al-Nimr h[...] |
2006-05-20 14:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH390 | REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY [...]) Ambassador met with SAG U/S for Political Affairs Prince Turki Saud al-Kabir on January 28 to deliver reftel points and paper. (Not[...] |
2006-01-29 10:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC SA IR |
| 06RIYADH3974 | BETWEEN OIL WELLS AND THE SEA: A POLITICIAN SHOWS [...]SBU) "Over there you can see one of Aramco's wells," Nabih Al-Ibrahim, a Saudi Aramco engineer and an elected member of Qatif's munici[...] |
2006-05-22 10:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH3977 | CHRISTIAN EXPATRIATE DOCTOR TOLD TO LEAVE KINGDOM [...]C) Mission and DRL contact Roy Markara told PolOff on May 18 that Dr. Florence Isaac, a Christian doctor of Indian origin who has been[...] |
2006-05-22 12:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH3978 | SAUDI REFORMER DISCUSSES THE CREDIBILITY OF [...]C) Summary: Long-time reformer Ahmed Al Mulla discussed the current state of Saudi reform with the Consul General on March 28th 2006. [...] |
2006-05-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH4180 | DHAHRAN DIGEST 6 [...]C/NF) In the course of a day trip to Jubail on May 28, the CG learned that Bechtel, which has the management contract for Jubail, has [...] |
2006-05-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON EINV PHUM SA |
| 06RIYADH42 | AL-HASA SHI'A WELCOME U.S. INTERVENTION IN IRAQ, [...]C) Members of the Shi'a community in Al-Hasa welcomed U.S. intervention in Iraq, saying an almost unqualified "thank you" during lunch[...] |
2006-01-03 11:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL SA KIFR |
| 06RIYADH4224 | SAG RELEASES ARRESTED FILIPINO CHRISTIAN [...]C) Mrs. Minerva Cabel (strictly protect), wife of arrested Filipino Christian pastor Francisco Cabel (strictly protect), informed Pol[...] |
2006-05-30 13:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH4231 | SAG DECREE ON RELIGIOUS POLICE GAUGES PUBLIC [...]U) Recent media and Web site reports carried news of a decree issued by the Ministry of Interior May 24, which some interpret as an e[...] |
2006-05-30 15:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM SA |
| 06RIYADH4539 | EP SANG COMMANDER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ [...]C) Prince Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) in the Eastern Province (EP), t[...] |
2006-06-07 12:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS SA |
| 06RIYADH4543 | A POSSIBLE RETREAT ON SAUDIZATION? [...]C) At a lunch hosted by senior EP businessman Yusuf Al-Dossary and his brothers, Al-Dossary told the CG that he expected an imminent b[...] |
2006-06-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON EINV SA |
| 06RIYADH4627 | COORDINATED MOVES: FOUR BROTHERS PLAY LOCAL EP [...]C) Summary: At a lunch with Consulate staff on June 6, Yousef, Khalifa, Khalid, and Mohammed Al-Dossary, brothers with a variety of b[...] |
2006-06-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH4638 | DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DELIVERED TO SAG [...]) ADCM raised reftel points during 6/12 meeting with MFA Undersecretary for Political Affairs Prince Turki al-Kabir Al Saud. APolCoun[...] |
2006-06-12 12:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH4719 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL MOHAMED MUTLK [...]bassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Lieutenant Colone[...] |
2006-06-13 05:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM PINR PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH4723 | SHI'A CLERIC ASKS U.S. TO EXERT MORE INFLUENCE [...]C) Sheikh Mohammed Hassan, introduced by a post contact as a leading Saudi follower of Karbala-based Ayatollah Mohammed Taqi Al-Mudara[...] |
2006-06-13 08:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH4724 | A LOVE FEST: THE "KING OF HEARTS" VISITS THE EP [...]U) King Abdullah visited the Eastern Province (EP) June 10-12, provoking great public displays of adoration and allegiance and some pr[...] |
2006-06-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH4775 | SAG RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: JUNE OIC BAKU [...]C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, MFA Office Director for International Organizations. Al-Rassi will b[...] |
2006-06-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH4776 | SAG RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON YEMENI GCC ASSISTANCE [...]C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, MFA Office Director for International Orgnizations. Al-Rassi confirm[...] |
2006-06-14 14:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER SA |
| 06RIYADH4818 | SAG DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN [...]C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, Office Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Fo[...] |
2006-06-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH4854 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE -- SAUDI ARABIA [...]U) PolOff, in coordination with the New Zealand and Australian Embassies, delivered reftel demarche May 31 to Abdulrahman Al-Rassj, Fi[...] |
2006-06-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH4914 | SAUDI HEZBOLLAH FIGURE OFFERS A SLIGHTLY TOUGHER [...]C) In a May 28 meeting with PolOff and PolFSN, Ahmed Al-Nimr (Ahmed), brother and office manager of Shi'a cleric Sheikh Hassan Al-Nimr[...] |
2006-06-19 12:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SA |
| 06RIYADH4919 | REMAINS RETURNED, FAMILIES OF GTMO DETAINEES CALL [...]) Following the deaths of the three GTMO detainees, Abdulaziz Suleiman al-Rubaish, whose brother is currently detained at GTMO, contac[...] |
2006-06-19 14:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER KAWC SA XF |
| 06RIYADH4960 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT [...]SBU) Post attempted to contact FM Saud Al-Faisal on June 19 to deliver ref a demarche. He is currently on vacation in an intentional[...] |
2006-06-20 10:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SA |
| 06RIYADH4966 | NOTICE OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...]) Post notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note on April 23 of the upcoming Administrative Review Board on the sta[...] |
2006-06-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH4967 | SAG NOTIFIED OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...]) Post notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note on April 23 of the upcoming Administrative Review Board on the sta[...] |
2006-06-20 12:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH4997 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ACCEPTS FORMAL ROLE ON HUMAN [...]C) Ibrahim Al-Mugaiteeb, President of the unregistered Human Rights First Society, told the CG on June 17 that he had accepted a forma[...] |
2006-06-21 04:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH5036 | QATIF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBER ADVOCATES PATIENTLY [...]C) In a June 29 meeting with PolOff, Dr. Riyadh Al-Mustafa, an elected member of Qatif's municipal council, detailed his and the counc[...] |
2006-06-23 08:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH5042 | USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN [...]) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helico[...] |
2006-06-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR |
| 06RIYADH5079 | USD EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASSISTANT MOI PRINCE [...]) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed detainees, helicopters, infrastructure security, Iraq, and bor[...] |
2006-06-25 04:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | SA MARR PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PTER ENRG |
| 06RIYADH5083 | INTERNET JOURNALISM CHANGING PERSPECTIVES AMONG EP [...]C) Hussein Al-Alak, a Qatif-based journalist for online Rasid News Network (www.rasid.org; the premier Internet forum for Saudi Shi'a)[...] |
2006-06-25 08:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL SA |
| 06RIYADH5105 | SAUDIS NAME NEW IRAQ BORDER LIAISON OFFICER [...]) General Saleh bin Ali al-Muhayya, Chief of General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation (MODA) sent a letter[...] |
2006-06-25 15:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PBTS PGOV PREL PINR SA IZ MARR MOPS |
| 06RIYADH5106 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR [...]) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Jeddah June 27. Ambassador Oberwetter and Consul General Tatiana Gfo[...] |
2006-06-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH5111 | TRIBAL LEADER PLAYS POLITICS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE [...]C) In a June 21 meeting with Consulate Dhahran and Embassy Manama PolOffs, Essa Al-Dossary, self-styled deputy sheikh of the Al-Dossar[...] |
2006-06-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA BA |
| 06RIYADH5114 | KING LAUNCHES ECONOMIC AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES [...]C) Summary: King Abdullah recently completed his first national tour since becoming King. Traveling with his Cabinet, the King visit[...] |
2006-06-26 14:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH5135 | THE TRANSLATED TEXT OF THE WARNING AND STATEMENT [...]) What follows is post's Arabic translation of the "Warning and Statement" published by 61 Saudi conservative religious scholars as di[...] |
2006-06-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA PINR |
| 06RIYADH5136 | SAUDI CONSERVATIVES LAUNCH COUNTER-REFORMATION [...]/NF) SUMMARY: Following a series of reforms seen as challenging the prominence of the religious establishment in Saudi Arabia, 61 reli[...] |
2006-06-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV SA KISL PINR PREL |
| 06RIYADH5167 | MAJLIS AL SHOURA REJECTS FUNDING FOR THE RELIGIOUS [...][...] |
2006-06-28 10:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH5173 | A TALE OF TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS: THE DIVERGING [...]C) Summary: Six months after the SAG announced its appointees to the municipal councils (reftel), the experiences of the Greater Damm[...] |
2006-06-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SA |
| 06RIYADH5220 | 14 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TRANSFERED TO SAUDI [...]) Summary and Comment: On June 25, 14 Guantanamo detainees were transferred to Saudi authority, including a non-Saudi citizen, Ahmad[...] |
2006-07-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL KAWC MOPS PTER SA XF |
| 06RIYADH5264 | SAG REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...]C) On July 2, Post received via diplomatic note a request from the Saudi Foreign Ministry seeking USG assistance to secure a temporary[...] |
2006-07-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH5266 | POST SEEKING CLARITY ON GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...]/NF) Post is seeking the Department's clarification of the relationship between the proposed Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) (Ref A) and [...] |
2006-07-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS SA |
| 06RIYADH5274 | MOI REQUESTS GTMO SUICIDE NOTES TO QUELL MURDER [...]) This is an action request. ¶2. (S) The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) has asked the USG for the suicide notes writte[...] |
2006-07-03 11:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PREL KAWC SA |
| 06RIYADH5277 | MIXED SAUDI REACTION TO KUWAITI ELECTIONS [...]) On June 29, the Kuwaiti Parliament held elections, in which women were allowed to run as candidates and vote for the first time. Th[...] |
2006-07-03 13:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH5278 | RIYADH RECORD: JUNE 21-30 2006 [...]) This cable serves as the inaugural edition of the Riyadh Record, which will provide weekly summaries of key political events in the [...] |
2006-07-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL SA PINR |
| 06RIYADH5314 | DHAHRAN DIGEST 7 [...]SBU) Dr. Abdullah Al-Kadi, director of Al Bir, the largest charitable organization in the Eastern Province (EP), estimated to the CG t[...] |
2006-07-05 05:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET SOCI PINR PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH5315 | DISCUSSION GROUPS GROW, CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPS [...]C) Summary: Shi'a journalist Merza Al Khuwaildi discussed the range of new discussion groups in Saudi Arabia, in a June 28 meeting wit[...] |
2006-07-05 06:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH5316 | SETBACKS FOR SAUDI BUSINESSWOMEN IN THE EP [...]C) Summary: Director of the Businesswomen's Committee at the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hana Al-Zuhair recounte[...] |
2006-07-05 06:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KPAO SA |
| 06RIYADH5317 | SHIELD S10-06: SAG DENIES CHEM-BIO GEAR IMPORTED [...]S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the Embassy via diplomatic note dated June 6, 2006 that the Ministry of Interior di[...] |
2006-07-05 06:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR SA |
| 06RIYADH5322 | IRAQI PRIME MINISTER VISITS KINGDOM ON FIRST TRIP [...]C) Traveling on his first trip abroad as Prime Minister, Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki visited Saudi Arabia July 1-2 seeking Saudi support[...] |
2006-07-05 12:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH5451 | HASAWI SHI'A CONTINUE ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN RIYADH [...]C) In separate meetings with PolOff and PAO on July 8, Hasawi Shi'a activists Sadeq Al-Ramadan and Mohammed Al-Jubran discussed Shi'a [...] |
2006-07-10 08:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF SA |
| 06RIYADH5456 | MAJLIS AL SHOURA REJECTS FUNDING FOR THE RELIGIOUS [...][...] |
2006-07-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH5513 | SHI'A TRADITIONALIST LAMENTS SHIRAZI ASCENDANCY IN [...]C) Kamal Al-Khatti, a Riyadh-based social researcher formerly employed by Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd and son of Qatif's late and revere[...] |
2006-07-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH5516 | RIYADH RECORD: JUNE 30-JULY 7 2006 [...]) SUMMARY: Majlis al-Shoura rejects an appeal to revote on the religious police funding proposal, while at the same time rejecting a p[...] |
2006-07-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH5546 | KING EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN [...]S) During Ambassador Khalilzad's recent visit to the Kingdom (reftels), King Abdullah talked at length about SAG concerns about the i[...] |
2006-07-12 06:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH5547 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...]) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for the visit of Deputy Treasury Secretary Rober[...] |
2006-07-12 08:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH5548 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY TREASURY [...]) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Jeddah July 23. Ambassador Oberwetter and Consul General Tatiana Gfo[...] |
2006-07-12 09:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH5601 | SAUDI ARABIA ISSUES STATEMENT ON SECURITY [...]) NIACT precedence justified due to urgency of the message conveyed by the Government of Saudi Arabia. ¶2. (SBU) On July 14, [...] |
2006-07-14 00:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL KWBG SA |
| 06RIYADH5707 | SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY CALLS FOR CLOSURE OF [...]) This is an action request. See Para 4. ¶2. (U) On July 15 and 16, several Saudi newspapers published a letter to Presid[...] |
2006-07-18 07:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM SA |
| 06RIYADH5709 | SAUDI SHI'A REACT TO CRISIS IN LEBANON [...]BU) Based on Internet postings and conversations with contacts since the confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel erupted last Wednesd[...] |
2006-07-18 11:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH5780 | US LOBBYING FIRM SEEKS GREATER VOICE FOR TAWAFUQ, [...]) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph five. ¶2. (C) Summary: Mark Alsalih, an Iraqi American f[...] |
2006-07-19 15:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH5839 | FM CRITICAL OF US INACTION, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE [...]) In a July 19 press conference Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal emphasized the need for an immediate cease-fire and criticized Israeli[...] |
2006-07-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA |
| 06RIYADH5904 | TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN THE EP: [...]C) Opportunities abound in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province (EP) for ConGen Dhahran to expand its work with EP residents to help them t[...] |
2006-07-25 08:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM SA |
| 06RIYADH5907 | CROWN PRINCE SIGNS TWO DEFENSE AGREEMENTS IN [...]C) Crown Prince Sultan, who is also the Saudi Minister of Defense and Aviation, reportedly signed two defense agreements with France d[...] |
2006-07-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS BEXP SA |
| 06RIYADH5947 | SAG REMOVES SHI'A JUDGE IN QATIF [...]SBU) The SAG removed Ghalib Al-Hammad as judge of the Shi'a court in Qatif, replacing him with associate judge Sulaiman Abu Al-Makarem[...] |
2006-07-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF SA PGOV PHUM |
| 06RIYADH5949 | SAG REMOVES SHI'A JUDGE IN QATIF [...]SBU) The SAG removed Ghalib Al-Hammad as judge of the Shi'a court in Qatif, replacing him with associate judge Sulaiman Abu Al-Makarem[...] |
2006-07-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF SA PGOV PHUM |
| 06RIYADH5952 | KING ABDULLAH AND PRESIDENT MUBARAK DISCUSS [...]) King Abdullah and Egyptian President Mubarak met July 25 to consult on the Lebanon crisis. Stating that Saudi Arabia and Egypt hold id[...] |
2006-07-26 14:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SENV LE SA |
| 06RIYADH6 | SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FREE TO TRAVEL, [...]C) Summary: Ibrahim Mugaiteeb, President of the Saudi NGO, "Human Rights First" (HRF), informed poloff that the SAG had returned his [...] |
2006-01-02 11:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH6003 | SAUDI RED CRESCENT TO SEND HUMANITARIAN CONVOY TO [...]) NIACT precedence justified by urgent operational information and alternate work week. This message responds to Lebanon Task Force an[...] |
2006-07-29 13:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE EAID SA |
| 06RIYADH6005 | SAG RESPONSE: NEW YORK FORCE GENERATION MEETING [...]) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal July 29 by telephone to discuss reftel demarche, which Post had earlier t[...] |
2006-07-29 15:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA LE |
| 06RIYADH6037 | TFLE01: SAUDI HUMANITARIAN CONVOY STILL PLANNING [...]) NIACT precedence justified by urgent operational information and alternate work week. This message responds to Lebanon Task Force an[...] |
2006-07-29 20:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID LE SA |
| 06RIYADH6038 | CONSERVATIVE SAUDI CLERICS DEBATE SUPPORT FOR [...]C) SUMMARY: Last week, three revered Wahhabi sheikhs issued advisory opinions in their own capacity on the question of support for Hiz[...] |
2006-07-30 07:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH6040 | TFLE01: SAUDI HUMANITARIAN CONVOY TO BEIRUT [...]) NIACT precedence justified by urgent operational information and alternate work week. This message concerns the travel of a Saudi re[...] |
2006-07-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID LE SA |
| 06RIYADH6058 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS AND VISA [...]) Ambassador Oberwetter discussed three issues with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal via telephone on July 29. First, they discussed the [...] |
2006-07-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR CMGT SA LE |
| 06RIYADH6103 | RIYADH RECORD: JULY 21-29 2006 [...]) SUMMARY: The Saudi mood, as reflected in critical statements issued by clerics and appearing on internet chat sites, is becoming incre[...] |
2006-08-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH6153 | SAG STATEMENT TALKS OF UNIFYING ARAB POSITION [...]S) SUMMARY: The SAG cabinet issued a statement on the Lebanese and Palestinian crisis July 31 following a meeting chaired by King Abdu[...] |
2006-08-02 11:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL LE SA |
| 06RIYADH6335 | TRIBAL LEADERS MAKE AMENDS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY [...]C) SUMMARY: Saudi press this week covered what is likely a regular, but nonetheless rarely reported event, the traditional process of [...] |
2006-08-08 07:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
| 06RIYADH6338 | EGYPTIAN DCM GIVES READOUT ON ARAB LEAGUE MEETING [...]C) Egyptian DCM Hossam Kassem told the DCM on the evening of August 7 that the Arab League Foreign Ministers' meeting in Beirut had g[...] |
2006-08-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV LE SA |
| 06RIYADH6339 | SAUDI CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR BOYCOTT ON US [...]C) SUMMARY: Beginning July 31, two prominent conservative websites posted articles calling for a boycott on U.S. consumer goods and se[...] |
2006-08-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD SA LE |
| 06RIYADH6343 | SAUDI ACADEMIC WARNS THAT LEBANON FOMENTS EXTREMISM [...]C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On August 6 a politically mainstream Saudi academic and journalist, Dr. Ali Sa'ad al-Musa, published an open [...] |
2006-08-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH6372 | SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP CALLS FOR FRIDAY PROTESTS [...]C) SUMMARY: The London-based, Saudi opposition group accused of having links to al-Qaeda, the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia ('[...] |
2006-08-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH6440 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...]) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for a delegation led by Deputy Treasury Secretary[...] |
2006-08-13 11:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ SA |
| 06RIYADH6467 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAUDI RESPONSE OF IIRO'S [...]C) Summary: As a result of the August 3 UN 1267 designation of Abd Al-Hamid Sulaiman Al-Mua'jjil (AKA Abdul Hamid Sulaiman Al-Mujil),[...] |
2006-08-14 07:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC SA |
| 06RIYADH6472 | RENEWED STIRRINGS OF POLITICAL OPPOSITION ACTIVITY [...]C) SUMMARY: On August 9, Dr. Saad al-Faqih, leader of the London-based, Saudi opposition group, Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia [...] |
2006-08-14 13:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH6473 | RIYADH RECORD: JULY 30-AUGUST 4 [...]C) SUMMARY: The SAG provided humanitarian assistance to victims of the crisis in Lebanon through air and land convoys as well as incre[...] |
2006-08-14 13:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH6477 | WEBSITE REPORTS LEBANON CRISIS CAUSING SPLIT IN [...]S) The Saudi website "Al-Haramayn," citing various media sources, has claimed that the SAG's reaction to the Lebanon crisis has sparke[...] |
2006-08-14 14:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH6520 | ANTI-BUSH POEM EPITOMIZES CURRENT SAUDI PUBLIC MOOD [...]) BACKGROUND: Poetry runs in the blood of the Saudi people. They have historically utilized poetry to express public opinion over social[...] |
2006-08-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SCUL SA |
| 06RIYADH6571 | SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS WARNS TERRORISM HAS NO [...]C) Summary: A headline on the front page of the August 15 edition of the English language Arab News read, "Kingdom Warns Against Linki[...] |
2006-08-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH6574 | SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS WARNS TERRORISM HAS NO [...]C) Summary: A headline on the front page of the August 15 edition of the English language Arab News read, "Kingdom Warns Against Linki[...] |
2006-08-19 16:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KISL SA |
| 06RIYADH6581 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SAJID MOHAMED [...]SBU) On May 30, 2006, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Sajid[...] |
2006-08-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SA |
| 06RIYADH6668 | 170 SAUDI AND MUSLIM SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE CALL FOR [...]S) SUMMARY: 170 Muslim scholars from more than seventeen countries, including twenty-nine Saudi citizens, issued an open statement on [...] |
2006-08-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA LE |
| 06RIYADH6730 | COURTS IGNORE SHARIA RULING, ANNUL MARRIAGE BASED [...]U) Three years and two children into a happy marriage, a Saudi couple in Al-Jouf, a city in the northern part of the Kingdom, have see[...] |
2006-08-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL PCUL SA |
| 06RIYADH6737 | RIYADH RECORD: AUGUST 5-11, 2006 [...]C) SUMMARY: One hundred seventy Muslim scholars, including 29 Saudis, called for unity in the Islamic Nation and condemned the Israeli[...] |
2006-08-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
| 06RIYADH6813 | US/SAUDI REGULATORY TRAINING: SAUDI'S CAPITAL [...]SBU) Summary: The Saudi equivalent of our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Capital Market Authority (CMA), is in it[...] |
2006-08-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL CVIS SA |
| 06RIYADH6814 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR SEC OFFICIALS TO [...]he U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, Dr. Robert M. Fisher, Mr. T[...] |
2006-08-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA SA SEC |
| 06RIYADH6818 | WEBSITE REPORTS MEETING OF THIRD GENERATION ROYALS [...]C) A moderate Saudi-based and owned website reported on August 15 that Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz held a meeting with key princes of[...] |
2006-08-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET |