December 2, 1998

			EDITORIAL: LEBANON: "CAUGHT BETWEEN SURPRISE CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR A STABLE GOVERNMENT"   KING FAHD UNDERSCORES THE DEPTH AND THE STRENGTH OF THE RELATIONS WITH YEMEN. SAUDI CABINET APPROVED PRIVATIZATION OF POWER SECTOR. SAUDI ARABIA HOPES FOR THE SPEEDY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BY THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI AGREEMENT.   CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ CHAIRS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE KING ABDUL AZIZ ORGANISATION FOR THE CARE OF GIFTED STUDENTS. IN THE CONTEXT OF HIS PRAISE FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT GIVEN TO THE INSTITUTE PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ: THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND THE CROWN PRINCE ARE WORKING CONSTANTLY FOR THE HOMELAND AND ITS CITIZENS. THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION: THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, THE CROWN PRINCE AND THE SECOND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DONATE 69 MILLION RIYALS TO SUPPORT GIFTED STUDENTS.   KING FAHD ORDERS THE RELEASE OF PRISONERS ON THE OCCASION OF RAMADAN. PRINCE NAIF: SAUDISATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. INFRINGEMENT OF SECURITY IN SAUDI ARABIA WILL NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.   PRINCE SALMAN: SECURITY FORCES MUST BE RESPONSIBLE. SERVING PEOPLE IS A NOBLE AIM AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY.   OPEC EXTENDS PRODUCTION CEILING INTO NEXT YEAR. SAUDI ARABIA EMPHASISES THE IMPORTANCE OF STICKING TO DECISIONS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION TO RAISE PRICE LEVELS. EUROPE ADVISES THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT AGAINST AN INVASION OF LEBANON AS A WAY OF CONFRONTING THE LEBANESE RESISTANCE. ISRAEL IS WARNED THAT A MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH SYRIA WOULD BE DANGEROUS AND WOULD NOT END THE PROBLEM OF THE RESISTANCE. THE JOINT IRAQI-WESTERN PLAN TO TOPPLE THE REGIME: PARTITIONING IRAQ IS NOT AN OPTION. UNSCOM REVEALS NEW IRAQI PROJECTS FOR PRODUCING NON-CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS. IN BRIEF