Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 1/5/1998
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of January 5, 1998
- King Hussein to visit Saudi Arabia Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/10/1998
- Saudi Arabia to bolster relations with Yemen Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 1/9/1998
- No bird flu in Saudi Arabia
An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources said that his country is free from the "bird flu" which recently appeared in Hong Kong and Australia. Saudi Arabia, Agriculture, 1/9/1998 - Saudi jet makes emergency stop in Cairo
A Saudi jumbo jet carrying 348 passengers on a flight from Jeddah to London made an emergency landing at Cairo Airport after a fire on board, airport sources said. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Local, 1/8/1998 - Jordanian trade delegation to visit Saudi Arabia
A Jordanian industrial, trade, and economic delegation will head to Saudi Arabia in February where it will meet with Saudi officials to discuss means of boosting economic and trade relations. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/6/1998 - Saudi 1998 budget up $3.73 billion from last year
The budget deficit is expected to be $4.8 billion, the same as last year and which will be covered by issuing development bonds through the national banks with the authorization of the Ministry of Finance. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/5/1998 - Former Iranian President to visit Saudi Arabia
Iran's ambassador to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Sabah Zanka, on Sunday said that former Iranian President Akbar Hashami Rafsanjani will visit Saudi Arabia after Eid al-Fitr. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 1/5/1998