RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received a number of princes, ministers, officers of the Royal Guards, and a group of citizens who came to greet him at his palace on Sunday.
Addressing the reception, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Sahibani, a judge at the General Court in Badaie, commended King Abdullah's efforts in the service of pilgrims.
He said the Jamrat Bridge project in Mina and Masaa expansion project in Makkah helped pilgrims to perform their rituals without any difficulty.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Sultan received Prince Mishaal, chairman of the Allegiance Council, Shoura Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh, senior Shoura members, GCC Secretary-General Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah and ambassadors of different countries, who congratulated the prince for gaining full recovery after a prolonged illness.