Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Crown Prince briefed the Cabinet on the talks held with President Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, commending deep bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and the keenness on supporting and enhancing them in all areas; and briefed the Cabinet on the results of his reception of International Coalition Coordinator for the War on ISIS Terrorist Organization, General John R. Allen. The Minister of Culture and Information, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja, said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), following the session that the Cabinet was briefed on a number of reports on the latest developments in the region and the world, especially crises being witnessed by a number of Arab countries, stressing that the continuation of these events and their repercussions on the security and stability in the brotherly states accompanied by killing, destruction, terrorist acts, corruption in the land, and dispersal of the peoples of the Islamic nation are painful and causing sadness for every Muslim. The Cabinet prayed to Allah Almighty that the start of new Hijri year 1436 AH will be the end to all crises and seditions, and a year for the goodness, safety and security for Islamic and Arab nations and the whole world, reiterating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's calls on the international community to seek seriously and redouble efforts to end all conflicts and combat terrorism to achieve living in security and stability for all nations. --More 14:50 LOCAL TIME 11:50 GMT تغريد
