Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, 6 March — The Kingdom has sought Japan’s strategic alliance in a mutually beneficial partnership to promote trade and investment in the mining, railroad, desalination and power generation

JIZAN, 6 March — Prince Sultan, second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, yesterday ordered the establishment of a medical center here at a cost of SR25 million for treating kidne

LONDON, 6 March — The British House of Lords yesterday gave a reception to Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, and his delegation.

ISLAMABAD, 6 March — A Saudi Arabian Airlines cargo plane arrived here yesterday carrying 70,000 kilograms of sacrificial meat to be distributed among Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

DAMMAM, 6 March — A family in the Eastern Province was shocked and sickened when the wife of their 30-year-old son demanded the inheritance due to herself and her baby son immediately after the man

DAMMAM, 6 March — A Saudi youth shot dead his bride-to-be on their wedding night after she refused to marry him at the last moment, Okaz reported yesterday.

TABARJEL, 6 March — A 14-year-old boy from Shaiba, a village 25 kilometers east of Tabarjel, died on Monday after falling under the legs of a camel, which he was training for a race in the village.

DUBAI, 4 March 2002 — The Saudi government is revamping its tax law to lure foreign capital and boost the economy but the Kingdom has no plans yet to introduce income taxes, a senior Saudi official

JEDDAH, 5 March — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd reiterated his support for a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital in a meeting yesterday with Palestinian Minister for Inter

ALKHOBAR, 5 March — An Indian, whose body was discovered near Alkhobar Corniche on Sunday, died by drowning according to police.