The Riyadh-based Al-Jazeera said the Arabs in general received with happiness the speech delivered by Barack Obama on his inauguration day. The paper noted that the former US administration has defamed America in the Muslim world, but Obama seems to be keen on improving the relations of his country with the Muslim world. "To fulfill his promise, Obama should give a great attention to the usurped Palestinian rights and work for ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories." It is hoped that the tour of the US envoy George Mitchell of the Middle East region will be a step forward on the path of fulfilling his promise, it added.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/629613