January 2015
The Higher Committee of Jenadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture announced today that a royal directive was issued today postponing this year’s Jenadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture until next year due to the death of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
(WASHINGTON, DC) - The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC issued the following statement on January 23, 2015:
It is with regret and great sadness at the passing of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, that the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia announces that a condolence book will be open for signing at the Embassy, located at 601 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037, on the following dates:
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the use of terrorism by the Houthis against Yemen in a statement following their 41st GCC Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting, which was held in Riyadh.
“The GCC council considers what happened in Sana’a on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, a coup against legitimacy…undermining the political process in the Republic of Yemen,” the ministers said.
Today, the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States concluded their 41st GCC Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The meeting issued the following statement:
(WASHINGTON, DC) - On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, delivered a speech today inaugurating the third year of the sixth session of the Consultative Council [Majlis Al-Shura]. King Abdullah confirmed that the Kingdom will not allow any threat to national security, and urged others to promote the cultural and moral values upon which Saudi Arabia and the Islamic and Arab identity was founded.