Saudi newspapers this morning displayed the following major headlines: -- King and Crown Prince greets Chad's President on National Day. - Royal Decree to extend the service of Prince Turki bin Nasser for four years with a rank of Minister. Prince Naif chairs the Council of Ministers Meeting and affirms King's Letter to the Palestinians is a sincere invitation to get out of the current impasse. -- Governor of Makkah region calls for concerted efforts to address the phenomenon of slums before it is too late. -- The Health Ministry announces the ninth Swine flu death in Riyadh. -- SGS: weak tremors reported in Harat Al Shaqah. -- Saudi Arabia tops the list of the biggest exporters of butane in the world. -- Kuwait calls for convening an emergency GCC ministerial meeting to address the spread of swine flu. -- A bloody morning in Iraq: At least 300 killed and injured in serial blasts. -- Israeli air raid on southern Gaza. -- Al Zahar says Egypt will meet the representatives of Fatah and Hamas amid the next round of Palestinian dialogue. -- The start of counting of votes for Fatah movement election. New faces entering the Central Committee and the Revolutionary Council of Fatah. -- Cairo: the timing of Mubarak's visit to the United States is «very important» and we await new vision of peace to be crystallized. -- Hariri returns to Beirut, formation of the government is expected soon. -- Lebanese Forces in high alert after the Israeli army's advances. -- Algeria: 28 illegal immigrants arrested. -- Ensuing Battles between the army and the Taliban reported in northwestern Pakistan. -- Karoubi accuses some of the arrested-protesters' modesty was violated, Tehran rejects foreign intervention. -- Obama and Calderon agreed to guarantee the security of the US-Mexican borders. - The Quartet is trying to arrange a meeting between Abbas and Netanyahu. -- Growing tension between Venezuela and Colombia reported. -- Somali pirates release crew of an Italian vessel. -- Honduras endorses mediation of the Organization of American States (OAS). -- 250 wounded in prison riots, California. --MORE
