The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the session held by the Cabinet at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah this evening. At the outset of the meeting, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the outcome of his audience with King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the contents of a verbal message he sent to Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait which was delivered to him by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region; his meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu-Dhabi, who is also Deputy Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates, the contents of the telephone call the monarch received from President Emmanuel Macron of France, including the two countries coordination of efforts being exerted by the two countries to achieve security and stability in the region, topped by the fight against terror as well as his meeting with the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashed Al-Zayani. Following the meeting, Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, the minister of Culture and Information said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency that the Cabinet valued the selection of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the year's Islamic personality winning Dubai 21st international prize on the service of the holy Quran in recognition of his great role and achievements in the service of the two holy mosques and the sacred place, his care of the pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors of the prophet's mosque, his care of the biography of the prophet, service to Islam and Muslims all over the world and efforts to promote moderate approach of Islam which achieves the noble goals of the Islamic Sharia as well as his good deeds to relieve the afflicted and the needy throughout the world. The Cabinet confirmed that the decision to cut diplomatic and consulate relations with Qatar came emanating from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's observing its sovereign rights guaranteed by international law and in protection of its national security against the dangers of terrorism and extremism as the Kingdom has taken this decisive decision due to the grave violations practiced by the authorities in Doha secretly and publicly throughout the previous years aiming to strike a wedge in the Saudi domestic ranks, instigating people to disobey the State and breach its sovereignty through securing safe havens for numerous terrorist and sectarian groups targeting the stability of the region. The Cabinet reiterated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will remain supportive for the Qatari sisterly people and their security and stability regardless of the hostile practice committed by the authorities in Doha. --More 01:02 LOCAL TIME 22:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1637572
