A'kkas, the Minister of Social Affairs to the Cabinet as new ministers, commending Dr. Fuad bin Abdulsalam Al-Farsi, the Minister of Hajj and Iyad bin Amin Madani, the Minister of Culture and Information for the assumption of their new tasks and wishing them all success. The Crown Prince also thanked Dr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Namla and Dr. Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Rashid for the efforts they exerted during their terms of office in their respectve ministries. The Minister of Culture and Information added that the Cabinet strongly condemned the sinful explosion which took place in Beirut today and led to the killing of Lebanon's former Premier Rafiq Al-Hariri and a number of his companions along with the injury of others. The Cabinet offered condolences to the victim's family and the Lebanese people, affirming the Kingdom's absolute rejection of such terrorist acts which target the innocent people and promote the spread of chaos and destruction. --More 2052 Local Time 1752 GMT
