July 1, 1998

			EDITORIAL: "THE IMPOSSIBLE EMPIRE AND FOOLISH DREAMS"   CONFIRMATION OF SAUDI ARABIA'S OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND CONDEMNATION OF THE POLICY OF EXEMPTING ISRAEL FROM SANCTIONS. PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ SAYS: SAUDI ARABIA IS ON ITS WAY TO MANUFACTURING ITS OWN ARMS.   THE SAUDI YEMENI HIGHER COMMITTEE APPROVES THE PROGRAMME FOR THE FINAL STAGES OF THE BORDER AGREEMENT. PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ: YEMEN AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE BROTHERS AND WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT INTERFERENCE IN YEMEN'S EVENTS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE OPINIONS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES AND THEIR PEOPLES. SHAIKH ABDULLAH AL-AHMAR: WHAT IS BEING SUGGESTED BY CERTAIN YEMENI MEDIA OUTLETS ABOUT A SAUDI CONNECTION TO THE UNREST IN YEMEN ARE LIES.     EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AMR MUSA: ISRAEL BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BREAKDOWN IN THE PEACE PROCESS. THE NEGOTIATIONS MUST BE RESUMED AT THE POINT WHERE THEY BROKE OFF. WE HOPE TO SEE A PALESTINIAN STATE SET UP BY THE YEAR 2000. WE SUPPORT THE UNCONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION 425. AT A CONFERENCE IN RIYADH: GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL FOREIGN MINISTERS REJECT ISRAEL'S DECISION TO EXPAND THE BORDERS OF HOLY JERUSALEM. ISRAEL IS ACCUSED OF DESTROYING PEACE AND FLOUTING THE AUTHORITY OF THE MADRID CONFERENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTIONS. IRAQ IS URGED TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTIONS AND RESPECT THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OTHER COUNTRIES IRAN IS URGED TO END ITS OCCUPATION OF THE THREE GULF ISLANDS. INDIA IS URGED TO STOP ITS NUCLEAR TESTS. DECISION TO LOWER OIL PRODUCTION PROMISES GRADUAL INCREASE IN PRICES. OPEC LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN FOR WIDENING THE SCOPE OF THE LOWERING OF OIL PRODUCTION. THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YOUGOSLAVIA AND THE SERBS FOR THE USE OF VIOLENCE IN KOSOVO. THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL: PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC BEARS A HEAVY PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN BRIEF