King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is scheduled to deliver the annual royal speech launching the second year of the Shoura Council's fifth term Sunday. The speech is regarded by many as comparable to the State of the Union address in the US, addressing the Kingdom's domestic and foreign policies. “The contents of the King's speech to the Shoura Council are regarded as a work-approach for the Council, paving the way for it to achieve more and setting out the goals to which the state aspires over the year,” said Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Aal Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Shoura Council. “With the speech the Council commences its studies, sessions and proposals in the light of the aims and outlines set out by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.”
