Saudi Arabia to give back pay to farmers

Originally published December 23, 1999

Saudi Arabian Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Muammar said King Fahd had order the payment of $746 million in arrears to farmers for the 1996/97 harvest, Gulf News reported.

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