RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on the need to restart Middle East peace talks and discussed Iran’s nuclear program.
The victim is believed to have been affected by botulism and an alert was sounded by the Europe’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). “A warning has already been posted on the website of Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) asking consumers in Saudi Arabia to take maximum precautions,” said an SFDA official in Riyadh on Sunday.
King Abdullah received the envoys’ credentials at a palace ceremony attended by Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, members of the royal family as well as senior civil and military officials.
Riyadh Mayor Prince Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al-Muqrin also announced the names of the seven winners for the city’s municipal council with no single group sweeping the poll, be it moderate, religious or those with endorsements from celebrities or businessmen.
Saudi citizens unable to visit polling stations because of legal complications or statutory provisions can also avail themselves of the facility to vote by delegating authority to a Saudi citizen, Abdul Rahman Al-Dahmash, chief of the 11-member electoral commission, said Friday. The names of 5,069 candidates running in the elections to be held on Sept. 29 will be announced Saturday.
RIYADH: Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has announced the launch of a 24-hour international Arabic news channel, which will air from Dec. 12 next year.