January 21, 2000

			THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING FAHAD IBN ABDUL AZIZ AL SAUD, ORDERED THE DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF THE HOLY KORAN AND TRANSLATIONS OF THE MEANINGS OF THE KORAN. SPECIAL PRAYERS HELD FOR MORE RAIN.   PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ, UPRAISES THE EFFORTS BEING EXERTED BY CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ AND CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL AZIZ, FOR THE MOBILIZATION OF THE POTENTIALITIES OF THE COUNTRY AND THE SERVICE OF THE CITIZENS AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE COUNTRY.   PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ, INAUGURATED KING ABDUL AZIZ CENTER FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES AT BOLGONA UNIVERSITY IN ITALY. PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ, SAYS ISLAMIC SHARIA HAS DRAWN ASPECTS OF DEALING AMONG PEOPLE THROUGH A STRICT, INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT PRESERVES SELVES, MAINTAINS SELVES, MAINTAINS HONOR AND PROTECTS PROPERTIES.   PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ, IN COMMENTS MADE TO EDITORS OF THE SAUDI PRESS. IN THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE KING ABDUL AZIZ CENTER OF ISLAMIC STUDIES IN BOLOGNA UNIVESITY IN ITALY SAYS: THIS CENTER OF ISLAMIC STUDIES, IS EXPECTED TO PLAY AN EFFECTIVE ROLE AS REGARD TO THE CLARIFICATION OF THE PROPER PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM.   IN HIS YEARLY VISIT TO THE NORTHERN-EASTERN PROVINCE PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ "THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING SAUDI ARABIA, THE STATE OF ISLAM, CIVILIZATION AND ARABISM, WITH APPRECIATION AND RESPECT". PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ AL SAUD, SECOND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND THE CROWN PRINCE OF THE STATE OF BAHRAIN ATTEND A SPECTACULAR SAUDI AIR SHOW IN TABUK.     THE WAR OF NERVES BETWEEN DAMASCUS AND TEL-AVIV, RESULTS IN THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE 19TH OF JANUARY TALKS INDEFINITELY. DAMASCUS DISMISSES ASSAD-BARAK MEETING.     RUSSIAN GENERAL URGES HALT TO CHECHEN WAR. THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER'S MOTHERS COMMITTEE" CLAIMS 3000 RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN CHECHNYA AND MORE THAN 5000 WOUNDED.