THE SHOURA COUNCIL CONGRATULATED ITS TWO FORMER MEMBERS DR. SALEH BIN SAUD AL ALI AND DR. ADNAN BIN MOHAMED WAZEN ON BEING APPOINTING AS HEAD OF CONTROL AND INVESTIGATION COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF UM ALQORA UNIVERSITY IN MAKKAH, RESPECTIVELY. THE CONGRATULATIONS CAME DURING TODAY'S SESSION PRESIDED OVER BY THE COUNCIL'S CHAIRMAN SHEIKH DR. SALIH BIN ABDULLAH BIN HOMAID. IN A STATEMENT TO SAUDI PRESS AGENCY FOLLOWING THE SESSION, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL AHMAD AL YAHYA SAID THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THEIR DISCUSSION IN FUTURE SESSIONS. THE ISSUES DISCUSSED TODAY INCLUDED A PROTOCOL ON COMBATING THE SMUGGLING OF IMMIGRANTS BY AIR, LAND AND SEA AND A PROTOCOL ON PREVENTING, SUPPRESSING AND PUNISHING TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AN AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF ARTICLE TEN OF THE MILITARY SERVICE COUNCIL AND THE DRAFT ORGANIZING REGULATION OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTERS FOR REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED.
