Chairman of the Shoura Council Abdullah Al- Asheikh said in Riyadh on Friday night that the hosting of the third high-profile consultative meeting of the G20 speakers represents “international recognition” for the Shoura Council and its success in carrying out its legislative duties.
Al-Zaid, who is currently serving as the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Jordan, will be a non-resident ambassador flying regularly from Amman to Baghdad to discharge his diplomatic duties.
All these Saudi men and women included in “Leaders of Saudi Arabia,” published by Leaders Publishing Corporation (LPC), have the power to “influence millions of people” in the Kingdom and abroad, said Linda Adadi, an LPC consultant responsible for Middle East and North Africa, in Riyadh on Sunday.
Minister of Defence Prince Salman will receive on Tuesday a high profile Indian defence team led by Indian Defence Minister A.K Antony. Both sides will cover in their talks a range of bilateral and regional issues, especially cooperation in Defence sector.
RIYADH: The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Tuesday that it had decided to withdraw its monitors deployed in Syria within the framework of an Arab League peace plan.
“Meo is also recognized as an outstanding faculty member and has implemented a string of innovations to the teaching of medical science, especially respiratory physiology,” said Dr. Javid Akhtar, a KSU professor, while speaking at a brief felicitation ceremony at the local Marhaba Restaurant here on Thursday.
Indian Prime Minister ManMohan singh held talks with Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al – Rabiah in new Delhi on Thursday and sought greater cooperation from Saudi Arabia in all fields, describing the kingdom as “valued partner”.
Tonio Borg said that he discussed the Maltese initiative with Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal at great length at a lunch meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. “The liaison office can play a more effective role following the recent developments in the Middle East and this office can eventually become the focal point for dialogue and regional summits,” said Borg, addressing a press conference after his talks with Prince Saud.
Bahrain Air’s on-board raffle initiative, where passengers can win free tickets to different destinations on the network, is causing a “sensation in the skies,” said Syed Taqiuddin Ahmed, general manager for the Riyadh-based Safari Travel Group, which holds the GSA for Bahrain Air. The promotion, which will end on Dec. 31, gives customers the opportunity to win tickets on every flight, said Taqiuddin. He said “passengers transiting via Bahrain would have the opportunity twice and round trip passengers via Bahrain will have four chances to win tickets.”
The proposal to transform the GCC into a union of Gulf states, which will herald a new era of Gulf cooperation amid changing regional alliances, figured prominently in the final communiqué issued by GCC heads of state.