The gcc leaders started today to arrive in Riyadh to participate in the eighth consultative meeting of the gcc leaders. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the President of the UAE, arrived here today. He was welcomed the airport of Riyadh airbase by the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, other princes and senior officials. --spa 1506 Local Time 1206 GMT