King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has asked the regions' Emirs to pay personal attention to addressing the citizens' needs, especially housing. The directive was conveyed by Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz during the annual meeting of Emirs, which he chaired in Makkah on Sunday night ahead of Saudi Arabia's National Day, Sept. 23. The King's directive stressed on housing for those most in need and sought full coordination between the Emirs, their councils and the housing authority to ensure that residential units go to the most deserving. Prince Naif said the deliberations focused on flaws in direct services to the citizen and ways to simplify procedures and curtail bureaucracy. “They also referred to the problems between the court judges and lawyers. The Emirs stressed the importance of verifying lawyers' credentials and licensing only the most trustworthy and qualified,” he said. On the safety measures taken for the ongoing Umrah season, Prince Naif said: “The security situation in the holy city is excellent.” “There are about 4,000 security men inside the Holy Haram plus 16,000 security men outside the Holy Mosque” he said about the scurity plan that includes controlling the movement of ingoing and outgoing worshippers in the Holy Mosque.” Present at the meeting were Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Massad, Emir of the Northern Frontier, Prince Muhammed Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Baha, Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Riyadh, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal Emir of Makkah, Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Qasim, Prince Saud Bin Abdul Mohsen Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Hail, Prince Meshal Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Najran, Prince Muhammed Bin Naser Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Jizan, Prince Muhammed Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Eastern Province, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Tabuk, Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Asir, Prince Fahd Bin Badr Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Jouf and Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Majed Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Madina.
