Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said Saturday in Islamabad that Sharif should respect the agreement and that Saudi Arabia was ready to take him back.

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The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, said that the Arabs and Americans had exchanged commitments towards one another and he welcomed what he called a new willingness by President Bush to engage pro-actively in the Middle East.

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"We are not only trying to make money, the aim of what we are trying to do is raise the level of sports in Saudi and in order to do so I think you need to have healthy club financials so they can afford to bring the best coaches, the best foreign players, " said Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

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