July 23, 1999
       
 
       
EDITORIAL:
"PRINCE SULTAN'S TOUR AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SAUDI POLICY"
 
AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS PRIVATE VISIT TO SPAIN:
KING FAHD IBN ABDUL AZIZ DISCUSSES WITH THE SPANISH MONARCH BILATERAL RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS.
KING JUAN CARLOS WELCOMES THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES TO HIS SECOND HOMELAND.
 
CHAIRING THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' WEEKLY SESSION:
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH: RECENT ISRAELI STATEMENTS INDICATE POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS BUT WORDS SHOULD BE TRANSLATED INTO REALITY.
SAUDI ARABIA EXPRESSES TO NAWAZ SHARIF ITS APPRECIATION TO THE WISE STEPS TAKEN BY PAKISTAN TO DEFUSE TENSION WITH INDIA IN KASHMIR.
 
DEPUTY OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES HOLDS TALKS IN JEDDAH WITH PAKISTAN'S PRIME MINISTER.
NAWAZ SHARIF BRIEFS PRINCE ABDULLAH ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN KASHMIR AND EFFORTS TO END THE CONFLICT WITH INDIA.
PRINCE SULTAN: THE KINGDOM GIVES PRIORITY IN ITS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TO ISLAMIC AND MUSLIM ISSUES.
 
AT THE END OF THE TALKS BETWEEN SHEIKH HAMAD IBN ISSA AND PRESIDENT CHIRAC IN PARIS:
FRANCE AND BAHRAIN EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOLVING BORDER DISPUTES THROUGH PEACEFUL AND LEGITIMATE MEANS.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES ON THE NECESSITY OF IRAQ'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.
 
PRINCE NAIF: THE HONOURABLE STANDS BY SAUDI ARABIA REGARDING THE PLIGHT OF THE KOSOVAR EMANATE FROM ITS ISLAMIC AND HUMANITARIAN DUTIES.
SAUDI RELIEF AID TO THE PEOPLE OF KOSOVO AMOUNTED TO 170 MILLION SAUDI RIYALS.
 
CASUALTIES IN ARMED TRIBAL CLASHES IN YEMEN.
FOUR KIDNAPPED BELGIAN TOURISTS ARE RELEASED FOLLOWING INTERVENTION OF SENIOR TRIBES' LEADERS.
 
IN A CONFERENCE ON THE "GULF SECURITY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES."
FOREIGN MINISTER OF STATE GEOFF HOON:
SADDAM IS THE MAJOR OBSTACLE, HIS DEPARTURE WOULD BRING MANY BENEFITS.
THE STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE REGION MATTERS TO THE UK.
GREATER MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GCC IS IMPORTANT.
 
CLARE SHORT BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
THE BRITISH APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS FOR A FAIR SYSTEM ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES.
IMPROVING THE LIFE IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.
BRITAIN IS THE LONG-TERM DONOR OF THE UN AGENCY FOR THE PALESTINIAN REFUGEES.
 
IN BRIEF