Word: abdullah
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Angered by King Hussein's vacillations on the gulf crisis, King Fahd has refused calls from the Jordanian monarch, who also ranks high on the Saudi dole list. By refusing to condemn Saddam, the Yemenites have so infuriated Riyadh that Defense Minister Prince Sultan hung up on President Ali Abdullah Saleh when he phoned recently...
...begin talking again in Jakarta, but Secretary of State James Baker disclosed that the U.S. had agreed to engage in direct diplomatic contact with representatives of the Hun Sen government. Still, many observers remain pessimistic. "An international agreement on Cambodia does not equal an internal agreement," said Shafiq Fit Abdullah of the Institute of Strategic International Affairs in Kuala Lumpur. To get that, at least six steps -- each problematic at best -- must be taken before the U.N. plan can succeed...
...Qaboos cautiously opened the doors of the sultanate to tourists -- but on a highly selective basis. "We don't want to see hippies with long hair and dirty jeans in any part of the sultanate," said Commerce Minister Salim bin Abdullah al-Ghazali. "We do not want tourism that will destroy our dignity, our habits, our traditions." The government designated local hotels and tour operators as sponsoring agents for tourists and held them responsible for their clients' behavior. To obtain a visa valid for up to three months, a hotel or travel agency must submit a tourist's application...
Singh has conceded, however, that the Kashmiris have many justified laments. Two weeks ago he appointed as governor Jagmohan, an efficient administrator who governed the state from 1984 to 1989, thereby prompting Farooq Abdullah, the unpopular chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, to resign in protest. Eager to demonstrate his goodwill, Jagmohan has distributed food during curfews, created new jobs and offered nearly $3,000 each to the families of three civilians killed by Indian guards. But tempers in Kashmir are still too short to be soothed by token measures...