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A SAUDI BUDGET WITH A SURPLUS OF SR 55 MILLION AND THE REDUCTION IN THE VOLUME OF THE GENERAL DEBT TO SR 475 BILLION.
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES ANNOUNCES THE GENERAL BUDGET WHICH AMOUNTS TO SR 335 BILLION - THE HIGHEST BUDGET EVER WITNESSED BY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.
KING ABDULLAH: IN THIS BUDGET, WE HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCELERATION OF COMPLETING THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE'S REPORT:
PRIORITY IS FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS AND THE INVESTMENT OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT. |
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THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR A NUMBER OF MEDICAL PROJECTS IN KING ABDUL AZIZ MEDICAL CITY IN JEDDAH.
KING ABDULLAH HOPES THAT THESE PROJECTS WILL SERVE THE SAUDI PEOPLE, RESIDENTS AND ALL MUSLIM PEOPLE.
PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL REVIEWS WITH UGLU THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OIC SUMMIT'S RESOLUTIONS IN MAKKAH.
PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL SPEAKS TO THE PRESS IN WASHINGTON. |
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THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES IN A SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE 3RD OIC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT:
FROM THIS SACRED LAND, THE BIRTHPLACE OF OUR PROPHET, HAS SPRUNG FORTH THE CALL TO ISLAM, PROCLAIMING THE ONENESS AND UNITY OF THE CREATOR, ENDING MAN'S ENSLAVEMENT OF MAN, AND EXHORTING THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY, RIGHT, AND JUSTICE AND REACHING THE FARTHEST ENDS OF THE GLOBE BY PERSUASION THROUGH JUST VALUES AND GOOD EXAMPLE, AND NOT BY DINT OF THE SWORD.
FANATICISM AND EXTREMISM CANNOT GROW ON AN EARTH WHOSE SOIL IS EMBEDDED IN THE SPIRIT OF TOLERANCE, MODERATION, AND BALANCE.
PROFESSOR IHSANOGLU: MODERATION IS THE BASIS OF HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND THE MUSLIM WORLD IS GOING THROUGH THE MOST DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES. |
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THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT IN MAKKAH AL MUKARRAMAH.
KING ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ: THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE SUMMIT ARE THE BEGINNING OF A BRIGHT NEW CHAPTER OF THE NATION'S HISTORY.
THE CONFERENCE CALLS FOR COMBATING PSEUDO-RELIGIOUS AND SECTARIAN EXTREMISM, AND FOR THE NEED TO REFRAIN FROM ACCUSING FOLLOWERS OF ISLAMIC SCHOOLS OF HERESY. |
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THE TEXT OF MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH DECLARATION ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE.
WE STAND IN DIRE NEED OF A FRESH VISION TO TURN THE TIDE AND THE UMMAH, AS ALMIGHTY ALLAH HAS RIGHTFULLY ORDAINED, INTO A GUIDING BEACON AND SOURCE OF LIGHT THAT RADIATES FORTH SCIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND MORALITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL HUMANITY.
WE STRONGLY VOICE OUR FEELINGS OF STIGMATIZATION AND CONCERN OVER THE GROWING PHENOMENON OF ISLAMOPHOBIA AROUND THE WORLD AS A FORM OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. |
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A 10-YEAR PLAN FOR THE RESTRUCTURE OF THE ISLAMIC NATION WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE ISLAMIC INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION.
THE PLAN AIMS AT FACING THE CHALLENGES AND WAYS OF DEALING WITH THEM. |
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THE ASSASSINATION OF LEBANESE MP AND JOURNALIST GIBRAN TUENI IN A CAR EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT.
THE LEBANESE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AGREES ON THE FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL COURT TO LOOK INTO THE INCIDENT AND THE PREVIOUS ACTS OF ASSASSINATION.
SAAD AL-HARIRI: THE HANDFUL OF WICKED PEOPLE WHO ASSASSINATED MARTYR PRIME MINISTER RAFIK HARIRI ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND THIS NEW CRIME AND ALL TERRORIST CRIMES.
SYRIA CONDEMNS THE ACT AND DENOUNCES THE BOMBING THAT KILLED MP TUENI. |
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THE FULL TEXT OF MEHLIS REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION OF HARIRI.
MEHLIS: THE VARIOUS LINES OF ENQUIRY ARE FAR FROM BEING CONCLUDED.
19 LEBANESE AND SYRIAN SUSPECTS AND NEW WITNESSES AND PROOFS.
THE COMMISSION RELIES ON THE FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL COOPERATION OF THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES IN THE NEXT PERIOD OF ITS ENQUIRIES.
MEHLIS ASKS FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS EXTENSION. |
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SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID RECEIVES THE LEBANESE PREMIER AL-SANIORA.
TALKS TACKLE BILATERAL RELATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REGION.
THE SIGNING OF TWO AGREEMENTS AND MINISTERIAL TALKS FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING INVESTMENTS, OMAN'S SUPPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THE RETURN OF THE SHABAA FARMS.
THE OMANI MINISTER OF INFORMATION HAMAD AL-RASHDI MEETS THE LEBANESE INFORMATION MINISTER IN BEIRUT.
A SEMINAR HELD IN BEIRUT ENTITLED THE SULTANATE OF OMAN - 35 YEARS OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT. |
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IN ITS RESOLUTION 1644:
THE SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS THE MANDATE OF THE UN INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION (UNIIIC).
THE RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGES THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST THAT THOSE EVENTUALLY CHARGED BE TRIED BY A TRIBUNAL OF AN INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER. |
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