His appearance in the Saudi capital went unnoticed.

"They are trying to be more systematic," said a Western diplomat in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The six countries plan to meet in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Sunday to try to present a united front.

There is a sleek new skyscraper in the Saudi capital designed with a big hole in the upper stories.

Komulakov asked, concerned that he could lose his operations center in the Saudi capital.

But American diplomats made it clear that they believe fears of a chemical attack on the Saudi capital were unfounded.

The current crisis has caught the United States without a seasoned ambassador in the Saudi capital.

Fifty years ago, Riyadh, the Saudi capital, was a city of mud houses and people who had to make their own shoes.

Now the Saudi capital is quiet, a reminder of how little the coming war against Iraq will resemble the last one.

Many others have taken charter flights to Riyadh, the Saudi capital, to find work as maids and laborers.