VOL. XLIII

No. 29

17-July-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Denies Rumors Of Multi-Billion Yamamah 3 Deal

Denying earlier media reports, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on 11 July that Saudi Arabia was not involved in negotiations with the UK Government over the possible purchase of BAE Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. A Saudi official told the SPA that the "media reports to that effect were not true." On 9 July, the London Sunday Times reported that "the British Government and BAE Systems are in...