October 29, 1999

			EDITORIAL: "THE MESSAGE AND THE ROLE"   CHAIRING THE WEEKLY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: KING FAHD: OUR ISLAMIC WORLD SHOULD REACT TO THE RAPID CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR DIVINE FAITH AND THE INTEREST OF OUR PEOPLE. SAUDI ARABIA CALLS FOR THE END OF CHECHNYA TRAGEDY AND THE ADOPTION OF A PEACFUL SOLUTION.   KING FAHD IBN ABDUL AZIZ DICUSSES SAUDI-PAKISTANI RELATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENTS IN PAKISTAN WITH GENERAL MUSHARRAF. GENERAL MUSHARRAF: RESPECT AND APRECIATION ARE BEHIND CHOOSING SAUDI ARABIA TO BE THE FIRST COUNTRY TO VISIT AFTER THE COUP.   CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH LAUNCHES GIANT INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN AL MADINAH AND THE EASTERN PROVINCE. KING FAHD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NORTH WEST OF DAMMAM IS OPENED.   PRINCE SULTAN BEGINS A VISIT TO MOROCCO WHERE HE WILL MEET KING MUHAMMAD VI. TELEPHONE CALL BETWEEN THE EMIR OF QATAR AND PRINCE SULTAN. RELATIONS BETWEEN RIYADH AND MANILA DISCUSSED WITH THE PHILIPPINES SPEAKER.   PRINCE NAYEF: WE ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT OSAMA IBN LADEN BECAUSE HE IS NOT A SAUDI CITIZEN. THE SPONSORSHIP SYSTEM WILL ENSURE FULL PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF BOTH CITIZENS AND EXPATRIATES.   US OFFICIAL MEETS YEMENI OPPOSITION LEADERS FOR DISCUSSIONS. MILITARY CAMPAIGNS TO CLOSE PRIVATE PRISONS LEAD TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN YEMEN. Al AHMAR INTERFERS IN ORDER TO CONTAIN THE TENSION IN AL ADEEN REGION.   IN BRIEF