Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 9/29/1997
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of September 29, 1997
- Saudi soldier makes trip 40 day trip on foot to Jerusalem for peace
Saudi Arabia has permitted a soldier to travel to Jerusalem on foot, promoting a just Arab-Israeli peace, the official Saudi magazine said yesterday. Saudi Arabia, People, 10/4/1997 - Cancer program introduced in girls schools
The ongoing program, which involves training sessions, is organized by Cancer Support Network with the involvement of the Ministry of Health. Saudi Arabia, Medicine, 10/4/1997 - Saudi official expects team to be in top ten, sees Saudis and Kuwaitis making France 98
A member of the Saudi Football federation, Prince Waleed Bin Bader Bin Saud said that the Saudi football team would in the coming decade be among the world's top ten ranked teams. Saudi Arabia, Sports, 10/3/1997 - Saudi Arabia gets serious about kicking illegals out
"The response has been very good so far. We are providing our people with valid travel documents and other consular services including handling their exit visas to help them leave smoothly," said Tekleab Kebebe, Consul General of Ethiopia in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/2/1997 - Saudi aids former Yemen president
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia provided a plane to transport former Yemeni president Ali Nasser Mohammed to London, in order to continue the medical treatment he was receiving at the American University Hospital in Beirut. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 10/1/1997 - Saudi Arabia plans to set up commercial bank in Zambia
The success of Zambia's privatization policy prompted Saudi Arabia to unveil investment programs in agriculture, banking, housing and manufacturing sectors of the economy Saudi Arabia, Business, 9/30/1997