Saudi newspapers highlighted today a number of topics at local, regional and international arenas. The following are the major headlines: - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz receives a group of orphan children from the victims of tsunami in Indonesia. - On behalf of the King, the Governor of Makkah will be honored by washing Kaaba today. - In sermons on Friday, Imams of the Two Holy Mosques at Makkah and Madinah called for sincere worship to Allah Almighty and for adherence to the Prophet's Sunnah. - Pakistani Interior Minister arrives in Jeddah. - Royal Saudi Air Force takes part in Rodeo Exercise in Seattle, in USA. - Bahraini dialogue starts and Independent Inquiry Committee has wide authorities. - Warnings against the outbreak of comprehensive Palestinian popular uprising. - Lebanon awaits the repercussions of the indictment decision on the assassination of Rafik Al-Hariri. - France delivers new weapons to Libyan revolutionaries with the consent of UN Security Council. - African solution rules out Al-Gaddafi from negotiations. - Iraqi demonstrators demand the fall of Al-Maliki government and the elimination of corruption. - The killing of four security men in Iraq. - Lebanese Interior Minister confirms the identity of the four defendants, and Al-Hariri bloc threatens with no-confidence vote for the government. - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir ends his talks in China and returns to the Sudan. - The killing of 13 civilians in a bomb blast in western Afghanistan. - Venezuelan President has undergone a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. - Brent falls and gold prices register the lowest level in 6 weeks. - An international conference on nuclear disarmament in Berlin. - Dutch Coach Frank Rijkaard will train Saudi Football First Team.
