The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired here today the Cabinet's virtual session. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the content of the two phone calls that he made to President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where they discussed efforts to achieve stability in global oil markets and restore balance to them, and with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur of Oman. Then, the Cabinet was briefed on the developments of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the local and global levels as well as the latest statistics on cases detected in the Kingdom in light of the stability of the health situation, the continuation of high cases of recoveries, the gradual decline in the spread of the virus and the recording of the lowest rate of deaths in the world. The cabinet affirmed that these achievements were made due to taking proactive steps and applying preventive precautions, treatment protocols and health services which were harnessed by the wise leadership in order to safeguard the health and safety of citizens and expatriates in all regions of the Kingdom. The Cabinet expressed aspirations for the new Hijri year 1442 AH to be a year of goodness, blessing, security and stability for the Arab and Islamic nations and the world. In his statement to the Saudi Press Agency, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Acting Minister of Media, disclosed that the Cabinet followed the preparations for the new academic year and what has been taken to serve the objectives of the educational process in light of these exceptional circumstances in order to preserve the safety of students, teachers, faculty members and training staff, wishing them all success. The Cabinet reviewed the latest developments at the Arab, regional and international arenas, reiterating the Kingdom's welcome of a ceasefire announced by the Presidential Council and the House of Representatives in Libya. In this regard, the cabinet reiterated the Kingdom's affirmation of the need to start an internal political dialogue that puts the Libyan national interest above all considerations and constitutes a lasting solution emanating from inside Libya that guarantees security and stability for the brotherly Libyan people, and prevents any foreign interference that endangers the Arab regional security. --More 01:28 LOCAL TIME 22:28 GMT 0031 www.spa.gov.sa/2125642
