RIYADH, 27 December 2002 — Top Saudi singers have decided not to attend the third Doha music festival concert in Qatar next month, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported yesterday. It said Saudi pop singers Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Rabeh Sager, Rashed Al-Majed, Mohammed Abdo and Khaled Abdul Rahman, whose names were listed as participants, have given different reasons for not going. Most of them said they were not attending because of “private reasons,” Al-Riyadh said.
Saudi singers to stay off Doha concert



