US President George W Bush has apologised to Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah for US press reports that Washington was dissatisfied with Saudi cooperation in the war on terrorism, Saudi newspapers reported on Monday. The newspapers were quoting comments Abdullah made Sunday to a meeting of Saudi education officials.
Abdullah, who has managed the daily affairs of the Kingdom since his half brother King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995, said Bush called him and the first thing he said was that he was sorry. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer had announced on October 25 that Bush had spoken with Abdullah and told him news articles citing differences between the United States and Saudi Arabia were simply incorrect. Bureau Report