The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz chaired here Monday evening a meeting of the Council of Ministers at Al-safaa Palace in Makkah. At the outset of the meeting, the King briefed the Cabinet on the comprehensive contacts and consultations he had with a number of World leaders and their Envoys on bilateral relations, region's issues and global affairs. The King prayed to Almighty Allah to make these blessed days of Ramadan as days of responding to prayers of thousands and thousands of Muslims who reach Makkah and Madinah and other Muslims' prayers from around the world. The Monarch directed to re-double efforts and follow-up with care and hard work, all offered services and facilities for Umrah (the minor pilgrimage) performers and visitors. He commended Almighty Allah for bestowing blessings on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people to serve guests of God. --MORE
