Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 1/25/1999
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of January 25, 1999
- Saudi defense minister, Albright stress to Crown Prince Abdullah support for Jordan
Sources close to Jordan's King Hussein at the Mayo clinic said that he is "very pleased over the conditions in his country after necessary arrangements on his succession to the throne were made in appointing his elder son Prince Abdullah as crown prince instead of his younger brother, Prince Hassan, who was removed." Jordan-Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/29/1999 - Riyadh backs an international agreement to fight terrorism
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud has supported laying down an international agreement to fight terrorism, under the supervision of the UN. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 1/29/1999 - More than 30,500 Saudis visited Morocco in 1998
More than 30,500 Saudis visited Morocco in 1998, ie. an increase of 9.8 percent over the previous year when their number stood at 28,000. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/29/1999 - GCC health ministers' meet Saudi Arabia, Health, 1/29/1999
- Saudi budget cuts yet to hit home Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/29/1999
- Albright discusses shelling of Iraq with Saudi leadership Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/28/1999
- Saudi dailies call for facing Saddam Hussein's behavior
The Saudi dailies issued on Wednesday attacked the Iraqi government and called upon the Arab states to confront the "irresponsible behavior" of this government by adopting stern and tough stances against it. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/28/1999 - Saudi Arabia continues celebration of its centenary anniversary
Saudi Arabia is continuing its celebrations of the 100th anniversary of its foundation by King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud in 1902. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 1/28/1999 - Saudi crown prince meets with Kuwaiti foreign minister arrives in Jordan today Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 1/26/1999
- Moroccan-Saudi business council calls for creating permanent secretariat
The Moroccan-Saudi business council has called for setting up a permanent secretariat in a bid to boost investments in either country. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Business, 1/26/1999 - US Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson will visit Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/26/1999
- Saudi crown prince receives a message from Khatami Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 1/26/1999
- Saudi man at 90 marries for the 50th time Saudi Arabia, Culture, 1/26/1999
- Saudi natural gas reserves on the rise
Saudi Arabia's minister of oil and mineral resources announced on Sunday that the natural gas reserves in the country are assessed at 5,776 Billion cubic meters, recording an increase of 7% in two years. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/25/1999 - Saudi Arabia continues celebrations of its foundation anniversary
Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz who is also the higher commander of the Saudi armed forces on Sunday attended an air and parachuting parade, performed by the Saudi armed forces on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the foundation of Saudi Arabia, at the headquarters Sager al-Jazira Museum for aviation in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 1/25/1999 - Saudis consume more chocolates Saudi Arabia, Culture, 1/25/1999