Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives Ulema, Sheikhs,

Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, October 14, SPA -- The
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
received at Taiba palace in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah tonight Ulema,
Sheikhs, senior civil and military officials and a group of citizens
who came to greet him.

At the outset of the meeting, some verses of the holy Quran were
recited and interpreted.

Then Khalid Hamza Ghoth, member of Al-Madinah Region's Council, gave
a speech on behalf of the people of the region.

He suggested that the visit by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the city reflects the great
coherence between the country's leadership and its people.

Ghoth also gave an account on the development projects in Madinah
during the current era of the monarch, citing the strategic storage,
prophet Mohammed's mosque expansion works, establishment of economic
knowledge city, expansion of Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz regional
airport to become an international one, purification of artisan
water, establishment of grain silos and flour mills as well as the
strategic development project for 1450 H.

The event was attended by Prince Mite'b bin Abdulaziz, Minister of
Municipal and Rural Affairs; Prince Abdul-Ilah bin Abdulaziz, Advisor
to the King; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General
Intelligence; Prince Abdulaziz bin Majed bin Abdulaziz, Governor of
Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Region, other princes, ministers, and senior
government officials.

They guests and attendees had dinner with the monarch.