October 22, 1999

			EDITORIAL: "THE MESSAGE AND THE ROLE"   KING FAHD: WE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING ON STRENGTHENING COOPERATION WITH ALL ARAB NATIONS. PRAISING CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S TOUR WHICH COVERED AL MAGHREB COUNTRIES AND HIS EFFORTS TO CONSOLIDATE THE KINGDOM'S RELATIONS WITH BRETHERN COUNTRIES. THE SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS EXPRESSES ITS CONCERN OVER THE CURRENT EVENTS IN PAKISTAN.   ARAFAT INFORMS THE SAUDI LEADERSHIP OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. AL QUDS RETURN TO THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC PERIPHERY MUST TOP THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR A FINAL SOLUTION. SAUDI ARABIA CONFIRMS THE CONTINUATION OF ITS SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIAN RIGHTS AND INDEPENDENT STATE.   AT THE LAUNCH OF SIX PROJECTS IN AL MADINAH: CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH DECLARES: FOREIGNERS ARE ALLOWED TO OWN REAL ESTATE IN SAUDI ARABIA. AMENDMENT OF THE GUARANTOR SYSTEM AND IMPOSING A NEW TAXATION SYSTEM.   PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ WILL HOLD COMPREHENSIVE TALKS WITH PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. PRINCE SULTAN: THE BORDERS ISSUE BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND YEMEN IS A MATTER OF FORMALITY, WE EXPECT IT TO BE SOLVED VERY SOON.   PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ HOLDS WIDE - RANGING TALKS WITH THE US DEFENCE SECRETARY. US DEFENCE SECREATRY: WE WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT LEVEL OF US FORCES IN THE GULF. SADDAM HUSSEIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUFFERING OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE BUT HIS HOLD ON POWER IS WEAKENING.   US SECRETARY OF COMMERCE DISCUSSED INVESTIMENT DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE HIS COUNTRY AND SAUDI ARABIA. WILLIAM DALEY: AMERICA IS COMMITTED TO THE KINGDOM'S ACCESSION TO WTO.   AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE IRANIAN SHOURA COUNCIL: TEHRAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILD STRONG AND FRUITFUL RELATIONS WITH RIYADH. WE WELCOME THE EFFORTS OF THE TRIPARTITE GULF COMMITTEE IN SOLVING THE ISLANDS DISPUTE WITH THE UAE.   A SPECIAL ENVOY VISITS SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. RUSSIA TRIES TO JUSTIFY TO THE GULF STATES ITS MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHECHNYA.   IN BRIEF