Following the U.S. announcement about heightened security checks for passengers arriving from Saudi Arabia, Osama Naqli, director of the media department at the Saudi Foreign Ministry, said that his country would not tolerate any violation of the dignity of its citizens, their freedom of movement or their privacy for any reason whatsoever, and that the Saudi embassy in Washington has demanded explanations from the Americans in this matter.

Saudi airport security chief 'Abd Al-Hamid Aba Al-'Ari reported that, in response to a specific request from the Americans, there will be heightened security on flights bound for the U.S.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat  (London), January 6, 2010