RIYADH, 6 February 2008 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday arrived in Al-Khoraim Gardens outside Riyadh to spend some time there, the Saudi Press Agency said.

The king was accompanied by a number of senior princes including Prince Miteb, minister of municipal and rural affairs, Prince Muqrin, chief of intelligence, and Prince Miteb ibn Abdullah, assistant commander of the National Guard for military affairs.

King Abdullah later received at his residence in Al-Khoraim Gardens Suwaid ibn Ali Al-Suwaid, governor of Rimah, and heads of government departments in the area.