March 18, 1998

			"EDITORIAL" RACISM IN "THE BEACON OF DEMOCRACY".   KING FAHD LEAVES HOSPITAL IN GOOD HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT FOR GALL BLADDER INFLAMMATION.   THE BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATES FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS: "THE COMING WEEKS ARE VITAL ONES FOR THE PEACE PROCESS."   A JOURNEY TO THE HEART AND MIND OF SHAIKH MUSTAFA IDRIS: ROYAL ADVISOR AND CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET.   TRADITION, HERITAGE, CULTURE AND PROGRESS IN THE JANADRIYYAH FESTIVAL: A SAUDI EVENT WITH WORLD DIMENSIONS. ISRAEL'S INTENTIONS EXPOSED IN ITS MANOEUVRES IN THE THEATRE OF SOUTHERN LEBANON. SHARON TIES WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANON WITH GETTING CONTROL OF ITS WATER RESOURCES. KOFI ANNAN DOES NOT SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION REJECTS ATTEMPTS TO ISOLATE SYRIA. OIL PRICE FALLS TO NINE-YEAR LOWS. WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR OIL PRICES AND WHAT FUTURE HAS OPEC? SAUDI ARABIA, OPEC'S LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL PRODUCER, OFFERS TO JOIN EFFORTS TO BRING STABILITY TO THE MARKETS. KOSOVO: TOTAL INDEPENDENCE IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. SAUDI ARABIA'S GOVERNMENT : THE AGGRESSION MUST BE STOPPED AND THE AGGRESSIVE PLANS OF THE SERBS MUST BE THWARTED. WEST'S REACTION GOES NO FURTHER THAN DIPLOMATIC MOVES AND WARNINGS AIMED AT THE SERBS. IN BRIEF