WEST INCREASES SECURITY HELP TO RIYAD

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Western governments have increased security assistanceto Saudi Arabia in an effort to improve its ability to fight Al Qaida. Saudi and Western officials said countries such as Britain, France,Germany and the United States have increased support to the kingdom to helpequip, trainand advise Saudi security forces. They said the Western effort was meant toimprove what some officials have termed the poor performance of Saudi forcesagainst Al Qaida insurgents.