Crown Prince Salman chairs cabinet session

Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, chaired a session of Cabinet Monday afternoon at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.In a statement to Saudi Press Agency after the session, Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said the cabinet reviewed reports on the course of events and developments at the Arab, regional and international arenas.The cabinet hailed the speech by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during the 30th session of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, which was held in Riyadh, welcoming the Council's decisions which will help strengthen the process of cooperation and the joint Arab security coordination and the fight against crime including terrorism.The cabinet appreciated the unanimous decision of Arab Interior Ministers to establish an Arab award named after the late Prince Naif bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.The Minister of Culture and Information said the Cabinet welcomed the start of the cultural and scholarly activities on the occasion of Madinah as the Capital of Islamic Culture-2013 and the gallery of Madinah "Maazir Aliyman" launched by the Crown Prince, last Tuesday, which featured the diversity reflecting the spirit of this great city and its contribution to Islamic sciences and culture since the Prophet's (PBUH) migration.