Word: fahd
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Aware of Arafat's desperate need for a new approach, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd invited him to Riyadh in June. At that meeting, Fahd convinced Arafat of the need for the P.L.O. to build a new relationship with...
...July to ease the Western oil squeeze by increasing its production by a million barrels a day for a period of three months was not just gratuitous generosity. It was also aimed at spurring U.S. action on the Palestinian question. In fact, TIME has learned that Saudi Crown Prince Fahd himself has played a key role in coaxing Arafat toward moderation. When Fahd got Arafat's consent, he gave the O.K. for increased oil production. Acutely aware that taps can be as easily turned off as on, the Administration fears that if the U.S. does not grasp the opportunity...
...countries show no disposition to raise production to ease the shortages. Quite the contrary: they know the shortages are what enable them to charge more for oil than anyone would have dreamed possible as the '70s began (the 1970 price per bbl. was $1.80). Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd last week shot down a hopeful rumor that his country would increase production, and Iran is holding exports to barely half of prerevolutionary levels. Oil-industry publications buzz with talk of further cutbacks in Algeria and Libya...
...states. The Saudis are also distrustful of the terms of the peace treaty itself. As Foreign Minister Prince Saud said early this month: "It is impossible to admit any settlement not based on the return of Jerusalem to its 1967 status as an Arab and Muslim city." Crown Prince Fahd took the same line when he declared during a visit to Paris last week: "We either live in Jerusalem, or we die for it . . . Our position is final...
...subject of heated debate in the Senate last year. The Carter Administration was determined that the sale should go through, not only to assure the Saudis that Washington valued their friendship highly, but also as away of strengthening the military relationship between the two countries. Despite the latest rumors, Fahd insisted last week that his government still wants the American planes...