Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz chaired the weekly session of the Council of Ministers here today. At the beginning of the session, the King highlighted Saudi efforts to expand the two holy mosques and to serve pilgrims. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session, Minister of Culture and Information Mr. Iyad bin Ameen Madani said the King praised the successive security achievements against terrorism through preemptive operations which led to reaching terrorists in their hiding places and to eliminating them with minimum casualties and damage. The King also praised the people's united stand against terrorism and terrorists. The Minister added that the King reiterated the need for all countries of the world to fight all forms of terrorism. He said the cabinet regretted and condemned the terrorist acts which terrorized the peaceful in Aqba, Jordan, and Bangladesh. --More 2035 Local Time 1735 GMT
