Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 5/18/1998
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of May 18, 1998
- Dhahran attack on U.S. soldiers by Saudi hands
Prince Nayef's statements seem to rule out long-standing suspicions that Iran was involved in the bombing of the Khobar Towers housing complex, which resulted in the deaths of 19 U.S. airmen. Saudi Arabia-Iran-USA, Politics, 5/22/1998 - Yemeni President satisfied with border demarcation process with Saudis
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has expressed satisfaction over the progress of negotiations on joint border demarcation with Saudi Arabia. On the occasion of the anniversary of uniting the two parts of Yemen (North and South) which falls on May 22. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/22/1998 - Islamic coordination committee meets in Tehran Saudi Arabia-Regional-OIC, Politics, 5/22/1998
- Saudi - WTO Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/22/1998
- Saudi foreign minister in Iran to discuss Arab-Iranian problems
The sources added that the discussions will also focus on the mediation between Egypt and Iran and the risks that started to threaten the Islamic world after India's declaration that it possesses weapons of mass destruction because of India's proximity to Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Saudi army concludes maneuvers near Jordanian border
The Saudi army on Tuesday concluded its largest maneuvers for 1998 in which some 10,000 soldiers took part just 50 km from the border with Jordan and 200 km from the Israeli city of Eilat on the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia, Military, 5/21/1998 - Saudi - Britain - nurese Saudi Arabia-UK, International, 5/21/1998
- Yemeni - Saudi work begins to specify borders
The Yemeni - Saudi joint committee started today in Nagram city in Saudi Arabia, near the Yemeni border, its efforts to reach an agreement to specify the borders between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 5/20/1998 - Islamic Bank creates a new fund
Acting chairman of the Islamic Bank for Development IBD Dr. Fuad Abdullah al-Omar said the new Fund's capital will be at U.S. $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia-Regional, Economics, 5/20/1998 - Saudi king pardons two British prisoners accused of murder
The Saudi monarch king Fahd Bin Abd al-Aziz, issued a royal decision to pardon the two British nurses who were accused of killing their Australian colleague in 1996. Saudi Arabia-UK, Judicial, 5/20/1998 - Saudi Chemya company expansion plans Saudi Arabia, Business, 5/20/1998
- Saudi - Kuwaiti media relations highlighted
Saudi minister of the information Fuad Abdul Salam al-Farisi met on Tuesday in Jeddah with Kuwaiti Information Minister Youssef Muhammad al-Sammit, currently visiting Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 5/20/1998 - Iraqi-Saudi relations proceeding well says Iraq
Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf asserted that relations between Baghdad and Riyadh witness continued progress. "We are on our way to start dialogue through channels agreed upon by the two sides." Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/19/1998 - Saudi Arabia for resuming peace talks
Saudi Arabia has affirmed the need to resume talks on the Syrian and Lebanese peace process tracks from the point at which they broke off, and to get implemented U.N. Security Council resolution 425, which calls for Israel's unconditional and full withdrawal from south Lebanon. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 5/19/1998 - Saudi, Sudanese FM s meet on bilateral relations Saudi Arabia-Sudan, Politics, 5/19/1998
- Lebanese Premier confers with Saudi Crown Prince Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 5/18/1998
- Saudi Arabia ICARDA discuss agricultural relations Saudi Arabia, Agriculture, 5/18/1998