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CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES SETS UP ALLEGIANCE COMMISSION, STRESSES DIALOGUE CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ DISCUSSES BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH SOUTH KOREA'S DEFENSE MINISTER CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ HAILS SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES' EFFORTS TO SIGN CONTRACT TO BUY 30 NEW PLANES SAUDI ARABIA STRESSES KEENNESS ON PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE, COOPERATION

TERRORISM STRIKES IN ALGERIA, LEBANON AND IRAQ CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES CONVEYS SAUDI ARABIA'S CONDEMNATION OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS TO ALGERIAN PRESIDENT TERRORISM CLAIMS THE LIFE OF LEBANESE ARMY'S CHIEF OF OPERATIONS SAUDI AMBASSADOR IN LEBANON DENOUNCES CRIME, URGES QUICK ELECTION OF PRESIDENT DOZENS KILLED OR WOUNDED IN ONE DAY IN IRAQ

LARGEST BUDGET IN THE KINGDOM'S HISTORY APPROVED REVENUES REACH SR 450 BILLION, EXPENDITURE SR 140 BILLION CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES CONFIRMS PROMOTING RESERVES TO GUARANTEE STABILITY NO WITHDRAWAL FROM RESERVE WITHOUT THE KING'S APPROVAL, ONLY IN CASES OF EMERGENCY

SAUDI FINANCE MINISTRY REVIEWS NEW BUDGET'S OUTLINES COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES TOP BUDGET'S PRIORITIES RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED

CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES STRESSES ADHERENCE TO ETHICS AND CREEDS IN THE FACE OF DETERIORATION CROWN PRINCE SULTAN: INTELLIGENCE IS IN THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE TO PREVENT INJUSTICE AGAINST THEM PRINCE NAIF BIN ABDULAZIZ SAYS SECURITY AUTHORITIES SUCCESSFULLY ABORTED MORE THAN 180 TERRORIST OPERATIONS

PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL: THE LEBANESE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO AGREE ON A NEW PRESIDENT SINIORA: THERE IS SOMEONE WHO BLOCKS THE ELECTION OF A NEW LEBANESE PRESIDENT KOUCHNER BELIEVES THERE ARE SIDES THAT STUMBLE ELECTIONS IN LEBANON

TEXT OF THE DOHA DECLARATION PERTAINING TO GULF COMMON MARKET: TREATING ALL CITIZENS OF THE GCC COUNTRIES ON EQUAL FOOTING AS FAR AS RIGHTS ARE CONCERNED AND IN ALL FIELDS COMMON MARKET AIMS AT CREATING ONE MARKET TO OPEN DOORS WIDER FOR INTER- AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS SULTAN QABOOS: WE WILL CONTINUE OUR WAY TO REALIZE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GCC AND GUARANTEE PEACE, STABILITY FOR OUR REGION

GCC SUMMIT'S FINAL COMMUNIQUE: APPRECIATING THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ'S EFFORTS AIMING AT THE STABILITY THE WORLD ENERGEY MARKET THE LAUNCH OF THE GCC COMMON MARKET IN JANUARY 2008 RESUMPTION OF STUDIES REGARDING THE PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGEY DELIGHT OVER THE SECURITY COOPERATION, ASSURING IT IS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY AMONG THE GCC COUNTRIES SUPPORTING UAE RIGHT OVER THE THREE ISLANDS CALLING FOR A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION FOR THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR CRISIS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING THE UNITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF IRAQ HOPING THE ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE WOULD ACHIEVE FURTHER POSITIVE RESULTS IN THE PEACE PROCESS

HIS MAJESTY SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID DIRECTS THE MARCH FOR CONSOLIDATING COOPERATIONBETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF OMAN AND MAJLIS A'SHURA AND THE GOVERNMENT MAJLIST A'SHURA REFERS THE STATE BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 45% INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES OMANI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES WITH AMERICAN CONGRESS DELEGATION WAYS TO LIMIT THE INTERNATIONAL TENSION

PENDING KEY ISSUES TOP PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI TALKS IN JERUSALEM PALESTINIAN MPs LAUD SAUDI EFFORTS TO PATCH UP DIFFERENCES JORDANIAN MONARCH ASSERTS IMPORTANCE OF ARAB COOPERATION TO END OCCUPATION ABUL-GHEIT: CAN'T UNDERSTAND ISRAELI EXPANSION PLAN, TALKS ON PEACE RICE SAYS BUSH TO INTERVENE TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI TALKS