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KING FAHD BEGINS A VISIT TO SWITZERLAND AND DEPUTIZES CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH TO RUN THE COUNTRY'S AFFAIRS.
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CALLS AGAIN ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO TAKE A FIRM STAND AGAINST ISRAEL'S AGGRESSIONS.
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH RE-EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION BY ALL TO CONSERVE WATER AND ELECTRICITY. |
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THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM AND THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REGION TOP THE TALKS HELD BETWEEN THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND THE KING OF BAHRAIN.
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES DISCUSSES THE SITUATION WITH PRESIDENT AL HARIRI AND RECEIVES A MESSAGE FROM THE PAKISTANI PRESIDENT. |
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THE SAUDI CROWN PRINCE: ENDING THE SUFFERING OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR MY VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BY ESTABLISHING A SECURITY SHIELD SHARON'S GOVERNMENT IS APPLYING A SYSTEM OF APARTHEID.
CONTRADICTING EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE DATE AND FATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. |
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CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IN A WIDE RANGING INTERVIEW WITH ASHARQ AL-AWSAT ON THE PEACE INITIATIVE, THE US TALKS AND DOMESTIC AFFAIRS:
I AM BY NATURE OPTIMISTIC AND I DON'T KNOW DESPAIR. GOD WILL FIND A WAY OUT FOR THOSE WHO FEAR HIM.
ON MY WAY TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BUSH I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE NEWS OF OUR THREATS TO THE US.
WE WANT TO HAVE RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT. WE WILL NOT THREATEN THEM AND WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY THREAT FROM THEM.
MY INTENTION WAS TO GET THE SAUDI, ARAB AND ISLAMIC VOICE ESPECIALLY THE VOICE OF THE PALESTINIANS HEARD BY THE DECISION-MAKERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE EXPLAINED TO THE US SIDE THAT PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT IS THE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND IS NOT ONLY REPRESENTING HIMSELF.
PRESIDENT BUSH IS THE ONLY US PRESIDENT WHO CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PALESTINIAN STATE, AND WE WANT TO PUSH THINGS IN THIS DIRECTION PEACEFULLY. |
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PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ RECEIVES THE IRANIAN MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
THE VICE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES MEETS THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HEADED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEVANT AND ARAB GULF COMMITTEE.
THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION: THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S VIEW REGARDING ANY NEW INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE IS THAT IT SHOULD NOT ENDORSE THE ISRAELI APATHETIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTIONS. |
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AFTER HIS MEETING WITH THE BRITISH SECRETARY OF DEFENCE:
PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ REITERATES THE DEEPNESS OF THE SAUDI - BRITISH FRIENDSHIP.
AL YAMAMA PROJECT IS A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND IT IS PROCEEDING.
SECRETARY OF DEFENCE HOON: THERE IS NO DECISION ABOUT ANY MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ, BUT AIR MONITORING CONTINUES. |
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ARAFAT IN HIS ADDRESS BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:
PEACE WAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR STRATEGIC CHOICE. WE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE CHOICE OF PEACE BETWEEN US AND THE ISRAELIS.
LET OUR PLC BE A WORKSHOP TO REVIEW THE WHOLE MARCH, ITS POSITIVE AND ITS NEGATIVE ASPECTS, IN ORDER TO REBUILD OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM ON FIRMER BASES OF DEMOCRACY, RULE OF LAW, INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY AND REBUILDING OUR VARIOUS APPARATUSES AND INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL ONES, SO THAT THEY BE THE FIRM BASIS FOR OUR PEOPLE ON THE ROAD OF INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM.
PRESIDENT ARAFAT ISSUES A LAW PROPOSAL ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE WHICH HAD BEEN DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED BY THE PALESTINE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (PLC).
PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT RULES OUT ELECTIONS AS LONG AS ISRAELI TROOPS OCCUPIES THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. |
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THE MEETING OF THE ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE COMMITTEE IN BEIRUT:
A QUICK MOVE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION.
THE MINISTERS DISCUSS STEPS TOWARDS REALIZING THE TARGET AND REVIEW THE IDEA OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
THE LEBANESE PRESIDENT: THE ARAB INITIATIVE FOR PEACE HAS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REGION THAT MIGHT NOT BE SEEN AGAIN. |
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SPAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER BLAMES SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT TALK ABOUT POLITICAL STANCES AND WHEN THE NEED ARISES REFRAIN FROM TAKING DECISIONS.
THE PALESTINIAN EXILED: WE ACCEPTED EXILE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE CHURCH OF NATIVITY AND BETHLEHEM FROM DESTRUCTION. |
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