PRESIDED OVER BY ITS CHAIRMAN SHEIKH DR. SALIH BIN ABDULLAH BIN HOMAID, THE SHOURA COUNCIL HELD ITS 15TH ORDINARY SESSION IN RIYADH TODAY. AT THE OUTSET OF THE MEETING, BIN HOMAID CAST LIGHT ON THE PERIODIC TOURS MADE BY THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ OF THE KINGDOM'S REGIONS TO LAY THE FOUNDATION STONES OF A NUMBER OF NEW DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS OR TO FOLLOW-UP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS UNDERWAY. BIN HOMAID DREW THE ATTENTION TO THE MEANINGS OF EQUALITY IMPLIED IN THESE TOURS AS THEY COVER ALL PARTS OF THE CONTINENT-LIKE COUNTRY. FOLLOWING THE MEETING, AHMED BIN ABDULAZIZ AL-YAHAYA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SHOURA COUNCIL, SAID THE MEETING THEN DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF DOMESTIC ITEMS ON ITS AGENDA INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE (4) OF THE BILL ON THOSE COMING ON HAJJ OR UMRAH ENTRY VISAS, TRAFFIC BILL, FINES LEVIED FROM THE HEIRS OF THOSE CONVICTED BEFORE DEATH, FINANCIAL MARKET COMMISSION SYSTEM, THE PHENOMENON OF MILITARY SERVICEMEN REQUESTING TO BE RETIRED SHORT AFTER BEING RECRUITED, AND A REPORT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF THE SHOURA COUNCIL IN THE YOUTH PARLIAMENTARIAN FORUM FOR ARAB JAPAN DIALOGUE HELD IN AMMAN, JORDAN, RECENTLY AND THE 116TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY UNION HELD IN BALE, INDONESIA, RECENTLY.
