The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of the session, the monarch briefed the Cabinet on the outcomes of talks, consultations and meetings held over the previous days with a number of officials and envoys of leaders of brotherly and friendly countries on the latest developments in the region and the world. The King reaffirmed the Kingdom's commitment to eradicating terrorism and fighting the deviating group. King Fahd commended security men for their professional handling of such events, their care for preservation of citizens' lives and the wiping out of the deviating aggressors with minimum loss. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Iyad bin Amin Madani, the Minister of Culture and Information, said that the Cabinet condemned terrorist acts which have taken place in Lebanon and the latest explosion in Matten region. The Kingdom urged that stability, securit, cooperation, understanding and the national unity among various classes prevail over Lebanon. --More 2026 Local Time 1726 GMT
