King Salman Issues a Number of Royal Decrees

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a cabinet meeting. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a cabinet meeting. (SPA)
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King Salman Issues a Number of Royal Decrees

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a cabinet meeting. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a cabinet meeting. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued on Thursday a number of royal orders upon reviewing proposals submitted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

King Salman decreed the establishment of commission for the development of Taif and Al-Ahsa

The commissions will have a Board of Directors whose chairman and members will be appointed by order of the prime minister.

The government's Experts Committee, in coordination with the relevant authorities it deems appropriate and within a period not exceeding three months from the date of this order, will prepare the necessary organizational arrangements, including determining the supervisory scope of the competence of that body, and completes the necessary procedures for that.

In another decree, King Salman ordered the appointment of Prince Saud bin Nahar bin Saud Al Saud as Governor of Taif at the excellent rank.

He relieved Governor of Al-Ahsa, Prince Badr bin Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Jalawi Al Saud, of his post and appointed Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the new governor.

Other decrees appointed Prince Saud bin Abdurrahman bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Deputy Governor of the Northern Borders Region at the excellent rank and Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Mansour bin Abdullah bin Jalawi Al Saud as Governor of Jeddah at the excellent rank.



UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

The UAE Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it "received a report from the family of a Moldovan national named Zvi Kogan, stating that he had been missing and out of contact since last Thursday”.
The ministry confirmed that "relevant authorities began extensive search and investigation operations immediately upon receiving the report”, the UAE’s official news agency WAM reported Sunday.
The ministry also urged the public to obtain accurate information from official sources and not get misled by “malicious” rumors.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is "closely following the case of the missing Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, maintaining communication with his family, and providing all necessary support”, it added..
Majed Al Mansouri, Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the ministry, affirmed that the Ministry is closely monitoring the case and is in close contact with his family to provide them with all means of necessary support.
He also highlighted that the Ministry is in continuous contact with the Embassy of Moldova in Abu Dhabi in this regard.