* The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud receives message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

* Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz receives message from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the Heir Apparent of Abu Dhabi

*Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz assures the importance of coordination between countries to combat terrorism

* Agreement on demarcation of sea borders in Gulf of Aqaba signed between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

The message was delivered to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques by the Egyptian Intelligence chief Omar Suleiman during an audience with the King.

The minister conveyed to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques greetings of President Mubarak, and in turn, the King sent his greetings to the president.

The audience was attended by Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, has received a message from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the Heir Apparent of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the armed forces in the UAE.

The message was delivered to Crown Prince Sultan by the UAE's ambassador to the Kingdom al-Asri Saeed al-Zahiri.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the accompanying delegation visited the Prophet's Mosque. The Iranian President will perform Hajj.

He was welcomed at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Abdulaziz bin Majed bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Madinah region, and a number of senior officials.

Mauritanian President Mohammad Ould Al-Sheikh Abdullah visited the Prophet's Mosque whereas King of Malaysia Al-Wasiq Billah Taun Kou Mizaan Zine El Abidine arrived at Jeddah days ago in a visit to the Kingdom to perform Hajj.

He was received at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz, the Governor of Makkah region.

The Minister of Interior Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, who is also the Chairman of the Higher Hajj Committee, has sent a cable to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on occasion of the completion of pilgrims' entry through air, land and sea ports.

In his cable, the minister informed the Monarch that "the number of pilgrims coming from abroad to perform this year's Hajj is 1,707,814. The number of male pilgrims is 923,006 representing 54% and female 784,808 representing 46%".

"The number of pilgrims this year soared by 3% over the previous year, an increase of 50,619. The number of pilgrims this year entering by air is 1,542,082; by land 141,693; and by sea 24,039. The pilgrims represented 181 nationality", the minister said in his cable.

On the other hand, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and his Jordanian counterpart Eid Al-Fayez signed the Agreement of Demarcation of Sea Borders in Al-Aqaba Gulf between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the annexed map.

Before the signing of the agreement Prince Naif delivered the following speech:

You are welcome in your second country the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thank you for coming at my invitation to Your Excellency.

Saudi Jordanian relations represent an example to be followed as they are based on firm bases of religion and language and are supported by the pillars of neighborhood, social ties and joint fate as the two countries complete each other and each represents a security dimension of the other and the current cooperation between them is a fruit of royal patronage, comprehensive care and pioneering wisdom of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and King Abdullah bi Al-Hussein.

The relations between the two countries give an example for fraternal sincere relations which represent identical positions towards joint issues and agreement of view points on other issues.

The clear evidence for this is that no border dispute between the two countries was ever reported. Let me cite the Land Border Agreement which was concluded in 1385 H., (more than 42 years) as a fruit of joint effort and agreement between the two countries.

The sea agreement of today was also concluded upon the same manner of cooperation and mutual understanding between the Saudi and Jordanian sides.

Thanks to those who exerted a lot of effort in this concern.
Brothers,

The accelerating challenges and developments facing our Arab and Islamic nation and the international circumstances which we witness today as well as the terrorist threats and incidents which take place from time to time require doubling our efforts towards unifying and coordinating the positions and strenuous work that achieves unity and brushes aside separation and division of our nation and leads to final elimination of the roots of terrorism and wiping out the resources of the deviant thought and helps our joint efforts seeking to achieve security and stability in this region for our Arab and Islamic nation.

I avail myself of this opportunity to extend thanks to the authorities concerned in the two sisterly countries.

Thank you again and your delegation in your second country, wishing you good stay and hoping to achieve the instructions of our two wise leaderships and our peoples aspirations.

On his part, the Jordanian Minister of Interior Eid Al-Fayez expressed happiness to be in Saudi Arabia, thanking Prince Naif for his invitation to me. He said that the love and appreciation of the Jordanians for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud emanate from the fraternity and wise positions and the vital role he plays in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and at the Arab arena, constituting a safety valve and keenness for the Arab nation and its peoples and the fair issues and its continuous support for the Arab and Islamic peoples.

He said that the Jordanian king and people appreciate the support extended by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leader the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, helping it to overcome the difficult circumstances and to achieve its national programs in all fields.

Then the two ministers signed the sea border in Al-Aqaba Gulf between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. On the Saudi side, the agreement was attended by Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Interior, Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence, other princes, ministers and senior officials.

On the Jordanian side, it was attended by Al-Fayez's accompanying official delegation.

Then the guests and attendees had dinner with Prince Naif in honor of the Jordanian minister and his accompanying delegation.

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah Region, opened the 8th Makkah conference, organized by Muslim World League (MWL) under the title "Islamic Discourse and Temporary Challenges."

A number of dignitaries addressed the opening session. They include Dr. Ahmed bin Nafe'a Al-Mawraee, Chairman of the conference's Steering Committee; Dr. Saeed Hareb Al-Mihairi, representative of the participants; MWL Secretary General Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki; the Kingdom's General Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh, who is also Chairman of the Senior Ulema Commission and Religious Research Department; and Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region.

They called for moderate and tolerant discourse based on the Sharia law and Islamic principles and values. They said there is need to address the world of today using the modern tools of propagation and call. They wished the conference, which attracted a number of Islamic thinkers from all over the Islamic world, every success.

The three-day Conference was organized by Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki the MWL General Secretariat who said that the conference discussed fast changes in the international situation.

"MWL is looking forward to achieve a number of objectives through this conference, particularly defining the importance of Islamic discourse", he added.

Al-Turki said that there are three main topics that were discussed in the conference which are the discourse and its importance; the Islamic discourse between good and wrong interpretation of the revealed texts; and Islamic discourse between reality and hope.

On this occasion, Al-Turki thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz for their support for MWL programs that serve Islam and Muslims all over the world.

In New York, Robert Jordan, the former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, praised the efforts made by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz either domestically or internationally.

He stressed that although there are many disputes between the USA and Riyadh that need to be resolved, yet the relation between them passed over the tension resulted from the Sep 11 attacks.

Jordan warned the congress from blocking the Saudi massive weapons deal saying that the kingdom will resort to other places to buy the necessary weapons.

The former US ambassador described the efforts made recently by the kingdom as "a welcomed diplomatic move", stressing the importance of the kingdom in the region, especially Iraq. He also sheds light on the efforts made towards easing the tensions between USA and Tehran.

On the Palestinian level, Jordan spoke about the Saudi role in solving the crisis between the Israelis and the Palestinians in a way that guarantees the Palestinian the right to get back their legitimate rights.

Concerning Lebanon, he said that it's clear that King Abdullah is "personally interested in the Lebanese crisis", adding that the king was greatly furious upon hearing about the assassination of Rafik Elhariri, the former Lebanese premiere.

Regarding the relations between the USA and the Kingdom, Jordan said that "it' the best since seven or eight years ago and there is a growing sense of exchanging interests between the two countries."