AlHijjah 19, 1435, October 13, 2014, SPA -- Majlis Al-Shura held here today its 58th ordinary session under the chairmanship of its Speaker Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh. The Assistant Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura Dr. Fahad bin Mu'tad Al-Hamad said in a statement following the session that the Council approved the updated general strategy for the development of national tourism aiming to use tourism as an economic tool contributing to providing employment opportunities for citizens, the development of small and medium enterprises, and the promotion of balanced development in the Kingdom's regions. He noted that the Council discussed the annual reports of Department of Zakat and Income and Committee of Transport, Communication and Information Technology for the fiscal year 1434/1435 AH; as well as the report of Committee of Administration and Human Resources on temporary and seasonal jobs visas, and issued its directives in this regard.
