The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and President Bashar Alassad of Syria today had a telephone talk. During the conversation, they discussed the situation in the region and fraternal relations between the two countries. Another telephone conversation took place later between King Abdullah and President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt during which they discussed the situation in the region in addition to fraternal ties between the two countries. -SPA 20 47 Local Time 17 47 GMT