Word: arabia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci arrived in Saudi Arabia on the last stop of a tour to assess the U.S. naval presence in the gulf region...
...Syrian initiative, launched last month at the urging of Saudi Arabia, was aimed at opening up a dialogue between Tehran and the Arab nations of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council to find ways to end the conflict...
Israel's measures drew harsh denunciations from its Arab neighbors. Jordan's King Hussein, on a state visit to Moscow, declared that the riots represent a "natural and real response of the Palestinian people," while Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah professed pride in the "struggle of the brotherly Palestinian people." There were calls for new terrorist attacks from Israel's neighbors. On Friday evening three Arab raiders, members of Abu Abas' Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, heeded that call and crossed into Israel from the upper Jordan Valley. They were apprehended after a brief fire fight...
Such success seemed a remote prospect when, a few days before the summit began, King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia announced he would stay home, a decision that was seen as a blow to King Hussein's prestige. Fahd's absence set off a new round of speculation about his effectiveness as a leader. Saudi watchers in Washington and Arab capitals say the King, in power since 1982, has proved disappointingly indecisive in dealing with Saudi Arabia's economic problems and its worsening relations with Iran. In addition, the King's battles with diabetes and obesity are said...
...Nugan and Michael Hand founded the banking house in Sydney, Austrailia. By the time of Nugan's death seven years later, the concern was responsible for more than $1 billion and had opened offices in Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, the Philippines, Hawaii, Panama, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Customers included the United States Government, Wing On Bank, and the Bank of Austrlia-New Zealand...