ARAB AFFAIRS - Dec. 14 - Riyadh & Baghdad Restore Phone Service.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. restores direct telephone service with Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. , with a
call between Abdel Rahman Zamil of the Saudi Centre for Developing
Exports and Iraqi Minister of Industry Maisar Rija Shilah. (The direct
phone service becomes available for the first time since the 1991 Gulf
war). In comments published on Dec. 15 in Al Watan newspaper, Zamil said
the move was based on economic, not political motives. He said the link
was re-established at the request of Saudi business groups. (Riyadh Riyadh or Riad (both: rēäd`), city (1997 est. pop. 3,000,000), capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, in the Nejd, central Saudi Arabia. It is situated in an oasis, c.240 mi (390 km) inland from the Persian Gulf. and
Baghdad Baghdad or Bagdad (both: băg`dăd, bägdäd`), city (1987 pop. 3,841,268), capital of Iraq, central Iraq, on both banks of the Tigris River. The city's principal economic activity is oil refining. do not have diplomatic relations).
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