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.



Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan Hold Third Round of Political Consultations

A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
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Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan Hold Third Round of Political Consultations

A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)

The ministries of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan held the third round of political consultations at the Saudi ministry headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji and Tajik Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Farrukh Sharifzoda headed their respective sides during the meeting.

Discussions focused on boosting bilateral relations between the two countries across various sectors, as well as intensifying bilateral and multilateral coordination on issues of mutual interest.

The consultation round was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Tajikistan Waleed Abdulrahman Alreshaidan, Tajik Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Akram Karimi, and Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Asian Countries Director Nasser Al-Ghanoum.