Russian President Vladimir Putin receives in Kremlin Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul-aziz, Secretary General of the Saudi National Security Council. August 09: -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-aziz directed the Finance Ministry and other concerned bodies to extend urgent assistances to flood-victims in Bangladesh. August 17: -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-aziz directed the Finance Ministry and other concerned bodies to extend urgent assistances to flood-victims in Sudan and Mauritania. August 28: -- A diplomatic mission of Saudi Foreign Ministry arrives in Baghdad to study the possibilities of re-opening the embassy of the Kingdom in Iraq. --MORE