RIYADH, 17 March 2008 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday instructed government departments to complete all matters related to military officers without further delay. The king made this comment while presiding over a meeting of the Military Service Council.
Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, Prince Badr, deputy commander of the National Guard, Interior Minister Prince Naif, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Prince Muqrin, chief of intelligence, Prince Bandar ibn Sultan, secretary-general of the National Security Council, Civil Service Minister Muhammad Al-Fayez, State Minister Matlab Al-Nafeesa and Finance Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf attended the meeting, which took a number of important decisions.
