Taken from this mornings Arab News......
Canadians Told to Leave
Agence France Presse
RIYADH, 28 February 2003 — Canada said yesterday it had asked relatives of Canadian staff at its embassy here to leave Saudi Arabia, and urged citizens to seriously consider leaving as well. In a new warden message, the embassy cited the “uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf” and the “heightened risk to Canadians in Saudi Arabia.” The message advised Canadians against traveling to Saudi Arabia, and said that, if their presence in the Kingdom “is not essential, they should leave.”
And.....
DAMMAM, 28 February 2003 — A man who allegedly attempted to throw a Molotov cocktail into a McDonald’s restaurant in Dammam two days ago has been arrested, Al-Watan quoted an official from the Interior Ministry as announcing. Police say that at approximately 6:15 p.m. last Tuesday a man threw at the restaurant a bottle containing the flammable substance while he was driving past it. No one was injured. The suspect, who was arrested two hours later, denies any involvement in the incident, claiming that material found on his clothing was from his work as a car mechanic.
Interesting times ahead.......
Mutt.