Awwal 04, 1432 H/Feb 07, 2011, SPA -- Deputy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held at Al-Yamamah Palace here today. At the outset of the session, the Deputy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the telephone calls the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said the Cabinet continued to discuss thoroughly the effects of floods and rains that hit Jeddah and its surroundings. In this regard, the Cabinet listened to the report of the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during his tour and the Ministerial Committee last week to the affected areas in the province of Jeddah and what were exerted by concerned departments to implement the Royal directives to mitigate the effects and damages caused by the flash floods and rains. The Cabinet also listened to the outcomes of the meeting held on last Tuesday in Jeddah by the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior with the concerned Ministerial Committee to implement the orders of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Deputy to counter the effects of this serious problem and to find urgent and permanent solutions. --More
