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  Saudhouse
Princess Haifa Bint Faisal is the daughter of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia who was killed by King Fahd in 1975 through a thick plot whose reverbations will be heard for many generations to come.
Princess Haifa also happens to be the wife of our friend Ambassador to the U.S. Bandar bin Sultan.
Princess Haifa's kindness and generosity has left roads paved with goodwill wherever she goes.
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  Haifa bint Faisal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Haifa bint Faisal (Arabic: هيفاء بنت فيصل, also called Haifa al Faisal) is the wife of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to United States.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, she was investigated for allegedly funding some of the hijackers, but this charge was found to be untrue.
Haifa sent Basnan $15,000, although his wife, Majeda Dweikat, wasn't actually treated for another two years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haifa_bint_Faisal   (496 words)

  
 Saudhouse
Princess Haifa Bint Faisal is the daughter of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia who was killed by King Fahd in 1975 through a thick plot whose reverbations will be heard for many generations to come.
Princess Haifa also happens to be the wife of our friend Ambassador to the U.S. Bandar bin Sultan.
Princess Haifa's kindness and generosity has left roads paved with goodwill wherever she goes.
www.fortunecity.com /boozers/bridge/632/article34.html   (264 words)

  
 Haifa bint Faisal at AllExperts
Princess Haifa bint Talal Faisal (Arabic: هيفاء بنت فيصل, also called Haifa al Faisal) is the wife of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to United States.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, she was investigated for allegedly funding some of the hijackers, but this charge was found to be untrue.
Then on December 4, 1999, Princess Haifa began sending monthly cashiers checks to Dweikat of either $2,000 or $3,500, transporting them through Riggs Bank.
en.allexperts.com /e/h/ha/haifa_bint_faisal.htm   (560 words)

  
 USNews.com: The road to Riyadh
Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the wife of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, wrote several cashier's checks to Basnan's wife.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi citizens, and Republicans and Democrats have criticized the royal family for underwriting a radical form of Islam that has been used by some adherents to countenance violence against the West.
In an interview with the New York Times last week, Prince Bandar and Princess Haifa described themselves as committed to President Bush's war against terrorism and said they were "outraged" at suspicions that they would have knowingly supported anyone involved in terrorist activities.
www.usnews.com /usnews/news/articles/021209/archive_038356_2.htm   (562 words)

  
 The Hill Probe of Possible Saudi Link to 9/11 Hijackers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The money came in the form of cashier's checks, purchased from Washington's Riggs Bank by Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the daughter of the late King Faisal and wife of Prince Bandar, the Saudi envoy who is a prominent Washington figure and personal friend of the Bush family.
A spokesperson for Princess Haifa told Newsweek that she had no idea the money was going to the al-Bayoumi family or that it might in any way be used for some nefarious purpose.
Until she was contacted late last week by Newsweek, Princess Haifa was unaware that the payments are being investigated by U.S. authorities, according to the spokesperson.
www.i-dineout.com /pages2002/newsweek11.24.02.html   (1849 words)

  
 US probes Saudi royal's links to September 11: ThePost.ie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Newsweek magazine reported that Princess Haifa bint Faisal, daughter of the late King Faisal and wife of US ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan, contributed funds to a Jordanian woman living in the United States with her Saudi husband.
Princess Haifa then received a letter from Dweikat, and from January 1999 began sending her a monthly cheque for $2,000 to help with post-op treatment and medication costs.
Federal investigators in the US are now questioning whether the princess knew of the intended use of the money, or whether the recipients of her kindness were simply trading on her goodwill.
archives.tcm.ie /businesspost/2002/12/01/story182870528.asp   (809 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
'''Princess Haifa bint Faisal''' (Arabic language Arabic: هيفاء بنت فيصل;, also called '''Haifa al Faisal''') is the wife of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to United States.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, she was investigated for allegedly funding some of the Organizers of the September 11, 2001 attacks hijackers, but this charge was found to be untrue.
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 Guardian | Saudis react with fury to American accusations of funding al-Qaida
The flare-up began with allegations that thousands of dollars in charitable gifts from princess Haifa bint Faisal - wife of the Saudi ambassador in Washington - had found their way to friends of two of the September 11 hijackers.
Although there is no evidence that the princess knew where the money had gone, Riyadh views the affair as part of a campaign led by American neo-conservatives to implicate prominent Saudis in the financing of al-Qaida.
Unexpected support for the princess came from Saad al-Fagih of the London-based Saudi opposition group, the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4556224-111026,00.html   (658 words)

  
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The Saudi Embassy insists that the princess had no idea that the money she gave out of charity was put to other uses.
In particular, Princess Haifa, the wife of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Bandar, in the form of cashiers checks, totaling about a hundred-and-thirty-thousand dollars over a four year period.
To me, I think that when they get to the bottom of this, they're going to find that Princess Haifa had no knowledge that this was going to terrorism.
www.help-for-you.com /news/Dec2002/scripts/225ee156.html   (3141 words)

  
 Haifa bint Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the wife of Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador to the US, begins sending monthly cashier's checks of between $2,000 and $3,500 (accounts differ) to Majeda Dweikat, the Jordanian wife of Osama Basnan, a Saudi living in San Diego.
Guardian, 11/25/02] Some later suggest that the money from the wife of the Saudi ambassador passes through the al-Bayoumi and Basnan families as intermediaries and ends up in the hands of the two hijackers.
The payments from Princess Haifa continue until May 2002 and may total $51,000, or as much as $73,000.
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 Princess Haifa bint Faisal Definition / Princess Haifa bint Faisal Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Princess Haifa bint Faisal Definition / Princess Haifa bint Faisal Research
Princess Haifa bint Faisal (Arabic Arabic is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic.
[click for more]: هيفاء بنت فيصل, additionally named Haifa al Faisal) is the wife of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi Arabian The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula.
www.elresearch.com /Princess_Haifa_bint_Faisal   (161 words)

  
 Haifa bint Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Haifa bint Faisal was a participant or observer in the following events:
[Source: Publicity photo]Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the wife of Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador to the US, begins sending monthly cashier’s checks of between $2,000 and $3,500 (accounts differ) to Majeda Dweikat, the Jordanian wife of Osama Basnan, a Saudi living in San Diego.
The payments from Princess Haifa continue until May 2002 and may total $51,000, or as much as $73,000.
www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=haifa_bint_faisal   (698 words)

  
 The Saudi Money Trail
The money came in the form of cashier's checks, purchased from Washington's Riggs Bank by Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the daughter of the late King Faisal and wife of Prince Bandar, the Saudi envoy who is a prominent Washington figure and personal friend of the Bush family.
A spokesperson for Princess Haifa told NEWSWEEK that she had no idea the money was going to the al-Bayoumi family or that it might in any way be used for some nefarious purpose.
Until she was contacted late last week by NEWSWEEK, Princess Haifa was unaware that the payments are being investigated by U.S. authorities, according to the spokesperson.
www.msnbc.com /avantgo/839269.htm   (1849 words)

  
 WHO BANKROLLS TERROR? - 2002-12-20
As first reported in Newsweek magazine, Princess Haifa Bint Faisal sent thousands of dollars in cashiers checks to a Saudi woman who had asked for help paying medical bills.
The Saudi Embassy insists that the princess had no idea that the money she gave out of charity was put to other uses.
In particular, Princess Haifa, the wife of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Bandar, in the form of cashiers checks, totaling about a hundred-and-thirty-thousand dollars over a four year period.
www.voanews.com /uspolicy/archive/2002-12/a-2002-12-20-5-1.cfm   (3159 words)

  
 Saudi Govt 'outraged' over Sept 11 finance allegations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Saudi officials have confirmed Princess Haifa bint Faisal, wife of Saudi Arabia's US ambassador, Bandar bin Sultan, had written cheques that were then signed over to people involved in the hijackings.
It is likely that the money is traceable to the Princess, but that doesn't mean she even knew how the money was spent.
Unfortunately, this Saudi Princess is married to Bandar.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/795267/posts   (1930 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Effat's New Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
It was a moment that fulfilled a dream of the college’s founder, HH Princess Effat al-Thunayyan, whose husband, the late King Faisal ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, ruled the country from 1964 until 1975.
Dean Haifa Jamal al-Lail, who moved to Effat from her dean’s chair at Jiddah’s King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz University, earned her bachelor’s in business administration at King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, followed by a master’s and a doctorate in public policy from the University of Southern California.
Prince Faisal made a courtesy call on the two ladies and, as the story is told by one of Effat’s five sons, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, former ambassador from Saudi Arabia to the us, “there was an immediate rapport between them, and he fell in love with her.” They were married soon afterward.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200701/effat.s.new.roses.htm   (2985 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - World Report Special
A spokesman said there was no evidence that cheques from Princess Haifa bint Faisal's Washington account went to the hijackers Nawaq al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Midhar.
Adel Al-Jubeir, a foreign policy adviser to Crown Prince Abdullah, said Princess Haifa is "a very generous woman" who supports many charitable causes.
Mrs Dwaikat is reported to have signed over many of the cheques from Princess Haifa to a friend, Manal Ahmed Bagader, the wife of another student in San Diego, Osama al-Bayoumi, who had links with the same two hijackers.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Nov02/261102/wn01.htm   (519 words)

  
 Princess saudi - Reviews Princess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
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spidertimes.com /q/princess-saudi.html   (582 words)

  
 Prince Bandar Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Prince Bandar was born in Saudi Arabia on March 2, 1949, at Taif, the summer capital of the Kingdom, the son of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Abdulsziz Al-Saud, the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation, and Inspector-General.
Prince Bandar was appointed Ambassador to the United States by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on September 27, 1983.
He was the Saudi delegate in the Gulf Cooperation Council mission observing the 1991 Middle East peace talks in Madrid, and has been a regular member of the Kingdom's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly since 1984.
www.saudiembassy.net /Country/Government/BandarBio.asp   (494 words)

  
 Print Article: Royals and al-Qaeda: lawyer points to apartment link   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
A Washington apartment belonging to the Princess Haifa bint Faisal, wife of the Saudi ambassador to the United States, may have been used by a Saudi citizen who later lived with members of a terrorist cell related to al-Qaeda, a lawyer for the families of victims of the September 11 attacks said today.
His fate is not known, no more than the nature of his exact bonds with the princess Haifa bint Faisal, Brisard told AFP by telephone.
The three brothers of the princess have been included on a list of defendants in the case brought by a group called Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism brought before the US District Court in Washington.
www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/11/25/1038173679738.html   (468 words)

  
 granma.cu -Harassing Cubans and courting terrorists
An article in Newsweek in December 2002 revealed that the diplomat’s wife Princess Haifa bint Faisal sent checks worth $150,000 to the wife of Omar al-Bayoumi, an accomplice of Khalid Almidhar and Nawaf Alhazmi, two of the Saudi terrorists implicated in the events of September 11.
At that time, the High Prince’s advisor explained to the press that Princess Haifa bint Faisal’s action was the result of “her tremendous generosity”.
The FBI was able to establish there were direct links between Omar al’Bayoumi, who was released and back in Saudi Arabia, the family of Princess Haifa bint Faisal and Osama Bin Laden.
www.granma.cu /ingles/2004/agosto/mier11/33zarate.html   (1302 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Saudis mount PR offensive
U.S. authorities are investigating payments made by Princess Haifa bint Faisal, the daughter of the late King Faisal and wife of Prince Bandar, the Saudi envoy who is reportedly a personal friend of the Bush family.
Newsweek reports the princess' payments totaled tens of thousands of dollars and were made to a woman who passed on the checks to the wife of a man thought to be the front man for the Sept. 11 terrorists, and then ultimately wound up in the hands of two al-Qaida operatives who later became hijackers.
Al-Jubeir also defended Princess Haifa whom he said was unaware that her charity was going to al-Qaida.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29864   (1979 words)

  
 SAGIA - News and Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The forum was held under the patronage of Princess Fadwa bint Khaled ibn Abdullah, honorary president of the Arab-Italian Women's Association (AIWA).
Princess Fadwa opened the forum while Princess Lulwa Al-Faisal, vice chair of the board of trustees and general supervisor of Effat College, delivered the keynote address.
"The members of the delegation appreciated the efforts of Princess Lulwa and Princess Fadwa for their initiatives in engaging Saudi women as builders of society and promoters of peace." The delegation also appreciated the exposure to the Italian experience of women who have assumed leadership role in society.
www.sagia.gov.sa /innerpage.asp?ContentID=7&Lang=en&NewsID=706   (422 words)

  
 Print Article: FBI must trace cash from Saudi princess to al-Qaeda
Saudi officials confirmed that Princess Haifa bint Faisal, wife of Saudi Arabia ambassador to Washington, Bandar bin Sultan, had written cheques that were then signed over to friends and associates of two of the hijackers.
The princess made monthly payments of around $US3,500 ($A6,230) to the family of Saudi national Omar al-Bayoumi, a friend of two of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon.
When al-Bayoumi left the United States in mid-2001, funds from bint Faisal then started flowing to Osama Bassman, a friend of the same two hijackers, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi.
www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/11/25/1038173677873.html   (547 words)

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