The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the outcomes of his talks with King Felipe VI of Kingdom of Spain, President General Michel Aoun of Republic of Lebanon, and his meetings with Mufti of Republic of Lebanon Sheikh Abdullatif Derian, and Speaker of Canadian Senate George J. Furey. The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet expressed its congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on the occasion of his selection for winning King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam this year in recognition of his care and service to the Two Holy Mosques and their visitors, attention to the Prophet's biography, support for the project of Historical Atlas for the Prophet's Life, and constant quest to unify the ranks of Arabs and Muslims to confront the difficult conditions being witnessed by Arab and Islamic nations. Then, the Cabinet was briefed on a number of reports on the developments of events at regional, Arab and international arenas, commending the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Global Conference to promote efforts of Islamic and friendly countries to defeat "Daesh" terrorist organization in Riyadh with the participation of 13 countries from the countries participating in the Global Military Coalition to Counter Daesh terrorist organization as an embodiment of the Kingdom's commitment to continuing its support for all international efforts to counter terrorist organizations and its strong and firm determination to continue its ongoing efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, hailing the final communiqué issued by the Conference and what has been agreed upon by the participants on the need to continue efforts being exerted to demolish Daesh terrorist organization as it represents a danger threatening the region and the international community as a whole. --More
