December 23, 1998

			EDITORIAL: "A BYGONE ALLY.. AND A FUTURE ALLY."   KING FAHD CALLS UPON MUSLIMS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR UNITY AND SOLIDARITY. SAMA REPORT SHOWS 2,9% REDUCTION IN BUDGET DEFICIT. SAUDI ECONOMY GROWS 7.1 PERCENT.   CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES: A LEADERSHIP WHICH HAS FOCUSED ON JUSTICE, DUTY, FAITHFULNESS AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERNAL, ARAB, ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. ARAB RIGHTS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE AND JERUSALEM IS THE GOAL AND OUR RIGHT.   NETANYAHU SHOWS HIS TRUE FACE AND CAUSES THE FAILURE OF CLINTON'S VISIT TO ISRAEL AND GAZA. 12 ISRAELI CONDITIONS FOLLOW THE VOTING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAIN INSTITUTIONS IN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE NATIONAL CHARTER.   SAUDI ARABIA EXPRESSES ITS REGRETS ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND STRESSES ITS SYMPATHY TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE. SAUDI ARABIA HOLDS SADDAM HUSSEIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTCOME OF HIS POLICY. THE US AND BRITAIN STOP "OPERATION DESERT FOX" AFTER LAUNCHING 400 CRUISE MISSILES, DEMOLISHING SPECIFIED MILITARY SITES AND DIMINISHING IRAQ'S CAPABILITY TO BUILD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.   AMERICAN ENERGY SECRETARY WILL VISIT RIYADH TO DISCUSS US INVESTMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA'S GAS SECTOR. RICHARDSON: WE WOULD LIKE TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN THE FIELDS OF OIL AND INVESTMENT. SAUDI NATIONAL PLAN FOR WATER ACCOMPANIES GROWTH AVERAGES IN ALL SECTORS. TWENTY BILLION RIYALS SPENT BY SAUDI ARABIA ON WATER PROJECTS. YEMENI PRESIDENT CONFIRMS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO SOLVE AMICABLY THE BORDER DISPUTES WITH SAUDI ARABIA. A FIRE IN A BUILDING BELONGING TO THE RULING PARTY IN ABYAN, BLOWING UP OF AN OIL PIPELINE IN MA'RIB AND THE KIDNAPPING OF THE SON OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND FOUR GERMAN TOURISTS. A GENERAL STRIKE INCLUDING LECTURERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF SANAA AND ADEN. A CONFERENCE IN LONDON TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF THE FALL IN OIL PRICES ON OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY. ROSEMARY HOLLIS: AMERICA IS MISTAKEN AND NETANYAHU DOES NOT WANT PEACE NOR DOES HE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENTS. NO PLANS TO PARTITION IRAQ INTO STATELETS. IN BRIEF