VOL. XLI

No. 31

3-August-1998

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia And Yemen Sign Protocol To Prevent Further BorderIncidents

Saudi Arabia and Yemen signed in San'a on 28 July a protocol aimed atpreventing further border clashes between them following the incidents which took placelast week on the islet of al-Duwaima in the Red Sea during which three Yemeni soldierslost their lives (see C-Section in MEES, 27 July). The agreement was signed duringa visit to Yemen by a high-level Saudi delegation led by the...