Arabic News Weekly Edition for Bahrain, 2/23/1998
Weekly Edition, Bahrain - Week of February 23, 1998
- Saudi, Bahraini national guard chiefs meet in Riyadh Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Military, 2/26/1998
- An agreement for petroleum drilling
An agreement for exploring and drilling was signed between the Bahraini government represented by Bahrain's national petroleum company, Betoko, and the intentional company Chevron. Bahrain, Business, 2/26/1998 - Bahraini intelligence chief sacked
The London-based "Bahrain Liberal Movement" on Sunday said that former British army officer Evan Stuart Henderson was relieved from his post as chief of Bahraini intelligence and was replaced by a member of the ruling al-Khaleifa family, Sheikh Khaled Bin Muhammad al-Khaleifa. Bahrain, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Bahrainis protest US envoy's statements on threat to Iraq
US State Department envoy David Newton on Sunday was met with anti-US slogans and denunciation saying that the US only seeks to kill the people of Iraq while speaking at a symposium in Manama to justify the use of force against Iraq. Bahrain-Iraq, International, 2/23/1998 - Bahrain's ruler receives communiques from Bangladesh, Senegal
Sheikh Issa also received a communique from President Abdou Dayyouf of Senegal relating to bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern, delivered by Senegal's ambassador to Bahrain during his meeting on Sunday with Sheikh Issa. Bahrain, Politics, 2/23/1998