November 18, 1998

			EDITORIAL: "THE GAINS AND LOSSES OF BAGHDAD'S LATEST CONFRONTATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS"   KING FAHD CALLS UPON ARAB NATION TO UNIFY EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE INTEGRATION. SAUDI CABINET WELCOMES EASING OF IRAQ - UN CRISIS.   IRAQ WAS TOO CLOSE TO A MISSILES STRIKE. FIVE POINTS PLAN TO PREVENT SADDAM FROM REPEATING THE CRISIS. DIPLOMATIC PRESSURES SHOULD BE ENFORCED BY MILITARY DETERRENT TO AVOID NEW WAR IN THE AREA.   GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL FOREIGN MINISTERS UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF IRAQ'S COMMITMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTIONS AND ON THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO ITS THREE ISLANDS. SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN: REGULAR ARAB SUMMITS ARE IMPORTANT, AS IS THE DECISION OF THE MAJORITY.   INTERNATIONAL WILL, PREVENTS THE SUCCESS OF ZEALOTS' PROJECT TO CANCEL THE FINAL SETTLEMENT'S FILE IN PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. NETANYAHU'S STAY IN POWER IS DUBIOUS AND HARD-LINERS PRESSURES MAY FORCE HIM TO FREEZE RELATIONS WITH PALESTINIANS.   DAMASCUS DECLARATION COUNTRIES: IRAQ BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTINUING CRISIS. FOREIGN MINISTERS CONDEMN ISRAELI SETTLEMENT POLICY AND CALL FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TURKEY. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PLAN SEEKING TO LOWER COSTS AND INCREASE INCOME: 33 MILLION DOLLARS IN GOVERNMENT AID TO SAUDI FARMERS. THE LEBANESE DEFENCE MINISTER MUHSIN DALOUL: LAHOUD IS THE PERSON MOST CAPABLE OF BUILDING A COUNTRY OF INSTITUTIONS AND ESTABLISHING LAW AND ORDER. ISRAEL IS BEHIND THE INCIDENTS IN SIDON AND ITS PLANS ARE TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION OF A NEW CIVIL WAR. IN BRIEF US PUTS $ 5M BOUNTY ON USAMA BIN LADEN. THE REWARD ANNOUNCED BY STATE DEPARTMENT AFTER HE WAS INDICTED ON 238 COUNTS.