Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. On reformation of the Shoura Council in its 4th session, the Crown Prince commended the council's achievements, opinions and studies which have represented an effective participation in taking appropriate decisions for the interest of the homeland and its citizens. The Crown Prince expressed his confidence that the council's participation will be more effective and significant in the next session. 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 Crown Prince renewed his appreciation of and thanks to all military sectors particularly security men for their efforts in defending religion and the homeland against the deviating group which tries to tamper with security and stability. The minister noted that the Cabinet was briefed on the latest developments at the Arab arena and in this regard, the Cabinet denounced the explosion which recently took place in Cairo and targeted its security leading to a number of victims. --More 2039 Local Time 1739 GMT
