May 6, 1998

			EDITORIAL: "HONOURING THE OPPRESSORS AND IGNORING THE OPPRESSED."   KING FAHD CALLS ON AMERICA TO SAVE THE PEACE PROCESS, TO IMPLEMENT THE ESTABLISHED COMMITMENTS AND RESTORE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE SYRIAN AND LEBANESE TRACKS. THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES ATTACKS ARBITRARY ISRAELI ABUSES IN PALESTINE AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.   NEW ISRAELI MANOEUVRE SHIFTS ONUS OF RESPONSIBILITY ONTO AMERICA AND SHATTERS HOPES OF FINDING A "MINIMUM SOLUTION" IN LONDON. ARAFAT TO ALBRIGHT: "WE ARE NOT ALONE, AND THE ALTERNATIVE TO A JUST SOLUTION IS TOTAL CHAOS".   TWO LONDON CONFERENCES TO SUPPORT CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE GULF. THE TWO SIDES WILL WORK TO ACHIEVE A LONG TERM 'STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP'. PRINCE SAUD AL FAYSAL: "THE STALEMATE IN THE PEACE PROCESS THREATENS THE MIDDLE EAST REGION."   THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA FACES NO OBSTACLES AND THE STATE PLANS TO EXPAND ITS ROLE. SAUDI ARABIA ASSESSES AND PRAISES THE ANTI-TERRORISM ARAB AGREEMENT. THE KINGDOM'S SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATE IS FIRM AND ETERNAL. THE SIGNING OF AN ARAB ANTI-TERRORISM AGREEMENT. TIGHTENING UP THE PREVENTATIVE RULES AND CONTINUOUS EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE ARAB COUNTRIES. NO FUNDING FOR TERRORISM AND NO PROTECTION FOR TERRORISTS. PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT, PROFESSOR SHAFIQ AL MASRI: AMERICA AND ISRAEL ARE STILL SEEKING TO CARRY OUT THE MIDDLE EAST PLAN TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VITAL ECONOMIC COMPONENTS OF THE REGION. . . THE STABILITY OF THE SITUATION IN THE GULF IS LINKED TO IRAQ CARRYING OUT ALL THE CONDITIONS SET BY THE UNITED NATIONS. IN ITS ANNUAL SURVEY: THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES IN LONDON: AMERICA IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT A CLEAR POLICY TOWARDS THE PEACE PROCESS AND THE PALESTINIAN'S RIGHTS. THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST IRAQ IS LOOSENING AND SADDAM SHOULD NOT IMPLEMENT HIS MILITARY PROGRAMME.