September 16, 1998

			EDITORIAL: "POWER AND EXCUSES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION"   KING FAHD: "THE AIM OF THE SIXTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS." CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES RENEWS HIS APPEAL TO IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN TO RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS THROUGH PEACEFUL MEANS.   PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ TAKES PART IN WIDE RANGING AND FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS IN BRITAIN AND FRANCE. AGREEMENT IN LONDON TO SUPPORT THE PEACE PROCESS, CO-OPERATE TO SAFEGUARD SECURITY IN THE GULF, COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, AND CONTAIN TENSIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN.   ON A TRIP IN WHICH HE LAUNCHED DOZENS OF PROJECTS COSTING BILLIONS OF RIYALS: PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ SAYS THE OPEN- DOOR POLICY BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP KING ABDUL AZIZ HAD WITH HIS PEOPLE.   DEREK FATCHETT, BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS: "LONDON WILL NOT BECOME A BASE FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES". "SADDAM HUSSEIN STILL POSES A THREAT FOR HIS NEIGHBOURS".   THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB LEAGUE: FREE TRADE WILL RAISE THE LIVING STANDARDS OF ARAB CITIZENS. SAUDI ARABIA URGES SUPPORT FOR ARAB ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION. A CLOSE CONTEST BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE ON THE AFGHAN-IRAN BORDERS. IRAN CONTINUES TO MOBILISE ITS TROOPS AND MAKES CLOSE CALCULATIONS BEFORE RETALIATING. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL CIRCLES HASTEN TO CONTAIN THE CRISIS. SAUDI ARABIA, LAND OF THE HOLY BOOK AND THE SHARI'A, HAS LAUNCHED ITSELF ON THE PATH TOWARDS PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT. THE ECONOMY IS FOUNDED UPON THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE AND ON THE VAST NATURAL WEALTH. SAUDI ARABIA IS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE IN THE BUILDING OF A NATION IN BRIEF