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...King Fahd of Saudi Arabia temporarily handed ruling authority over the world's biggest oil-producing state to his half brother Crown Prince Abdullah. Fahd, in his 70s, overweight and diabetic, suffered a stroke in November. The Crown Prince, while more of a traditionalist and an Arab nationalist than the King, is not likely to divert Saudi Arabia from its pro-American course. Meanwhile, Britain ordered the deportation to Dominica in the Caribbean of Mohammed al Mass'ari, a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia's royal family. Saudi Arabia had threatened to curtail trade, including military purchases, unless London silenced...
...monarchy and maintain domestic order. Two groups have claimed responsibility. One, a previously unknown organization calling itself the Tigers of the Gulf, said it wants to drive Americans out of Saudi Arabia. There are other possible suspects, including Shia Muslims and Sunni fundamentalists unhappy with the rule of King Fahd. President Clinton said the U.S. would "devote an enormous effort" to finding out who is responsible: "We have expressed our condolences and deep regret to the families of those who were killed...
...suggest you urge King Fahd to accept our offer to protect the kingdom," Cheney concluded. Bandar left, assuring us that he was on his way to report what we had advised...
...Center has received more than $8 million in funding, including a $5 million grant from Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, according to the news office press release...
...Clinton witnessing the signing of a peace treaty in a cleared minefield on the Israeli-Jordanian border. Addressing, separately, the Jordanian and Israeli parliaments. Visiting U.S. troops in Kuwait. Hobnobbing in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasser Arafat, in Saudi Arabia with King Fahd and in Damascus with Syrian President Hafez Assad. Looking very presidential throughout, no doubt, and maybe winning more votes for Democratic candidates than he could have by campaigning at home...