Earlier in the day, he performed Eid Al-Fitr prayer in Makkah and received a number of princes, Islamic scholars, senior officials and military commanders who came to greet him on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr.

Also on Tuesday, the king received telephone calls from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Moroccan King Muhammad, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. They exchanged Eid greetings.