Word: saudi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...portrayal as a "fantasy." Even so, Bath, while insisting he is nothing more than a "small, obscure businessman," is associated with some of the most powerful figures in the U.S. and Middle East. Private records show, and associates confirm, that Bath is a "representative" for several immensely wealthy Saudi families, an unusual position for any small-time Texas businessman...
Conference sources said Damascus wanted to make acceptance of group talks involving countries like Saudi Arabia and Morocco dependent on Israel's stance on three issues: Jewish settlement building, the status of Jerusalem and U.N. resolutions calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories...
...Saudi Arabia, which wields influence as the financial mainstay of many smaller Arab states including Syria, is in favor of moving rapidly to end Israel's isolation, the sources said. Morocco is also in favor of regional discussions...
Morocco's foreign minister, Abdellatif Filali, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud al-Faisal, were present at yesterday's meeting. Prince Saud represented the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council...
...Israelis did their bit toward increasing tensions by sending four F- 16 fighter planes over Iraq to scout out Scud missile sites, crossing through the airspace of Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in the process. Jerusalem's explanation was that it was not satisfied with U.S. intelligence on Iraq's remaining military capabilities and wanted to see for itself what it might be up against if the festering disagreements over Iraq's disarmament came to blows. In fact, Shamir's government seemed to be sending a firm message to its own people as much...