Riyadh, October 21, SPA -- Presided over by its chairman Sheikh Dr.
Salih bin Abdullah bin Homaid, the Shoura Council held its ordinary
47th session in Riyadh today.

Riyadh, October 21, SPA -- Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Interior
Minister, opened and laid the foundations of a number of projects at
the Riyadh-based Security Forces Hospital.

Riyadh, October 21 , SPA -- Prince Saud Alfaisal, the Foreign
Minister, held a joint press conference here today with Javier

"The kingdom views that the most important hurdles confronting the
peace process are Israel's continuation of maneuvering, stalling,

"On Lebanon, the visit by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to the
kingdom was an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relations and

Then Prince Saud al-Faisal and Dr. Solana responded to reporters'
questions.
In response to a question about Saudi attempt to mediate between the

As for Lebanese affairs, Prince Saud stressed that the Lebanese
president did not speak during his visit to Saudi Arabia about the

On his part, Dr. Javier Solana talked about the support for the
political initiative in Darfur and said," We are taking part in the

Riyadh, October 21, SPA--The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received today a telephone call from
Turkey's President Abdullah Gul.

Beirut, October 21, SPA--Lebanese Minister of Interior and
Municipalities Ziad Baroud received here today Prince Turki bin Talal