Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 5/11/1998
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of May 11, 1998
- Saudi Arabia: Expected electricity generation increase requires annual investment of 17 billion riyrals
The Saudi minister of electricity and industry, Hashim Bin Abdullah Yamani, said today that the expected increase in the capability of electric energy generation in Saudi Arabia, at an average 2,000 megawatts annually during the coming 25 years, will require great investments in the electrical systems development. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/16/1998 - Saudi FM to visit Iran this month
Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Muhammad Rida Nouri expected on Thursday that the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal will visit Iran at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Kamal Kharazi during the last week of this month. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1998 - Saudi prince confers with Eritrean President Saudi Arabia-Eritrea, Politics, 5/13/1998
- King Fahd appoints new minister of state Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/13/1998
- Saudi Ahli bank signs $40 million financing agreement with Nasama company
The regional manager for the southern and western regions at the Ahli trade bank, Ali El-Sehili, said today that the support will be granted according to the needs of the corporations that want to open credit on present guarantees. Saudi Arabia, Business, 5/12/1998 - Saudi Arabia inaugurates King Fahd Dam
Saudi television said that Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Saturday inaugurated one of the biggest dams in the Middle East with a storage capacity of 325 cubic meters of waters bearing the name King Fahd Dam. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/12/1998 - Saudi Arabia calls for reviving Middle East peace Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 5/12/1998