King Abdullah confers with Saleh

JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received a telephone call from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday. During the call, they discussed bilateral relations and reviewed developments in the region and the world.

In another development, King Abdullah issued a royal decree extending the service of Sheikh Saleh bin Abdul Rahman Al-Hussein, president of the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque Affairs for another term of four years eat the rank of a minister, The Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.