Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz receives humanitarian Medal of Honor for 2007

Crown Prince thanks interior minister, participants at UN network on criminal justice meeting

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' visit to Russia, Russian president's visit to Saudi Arabia remarkable steps in two countries' relations

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has approved the establishment of King Abdullah Center for Tumors and Liver diseases at the Riyadh-based King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) at an estimated cost of SR 430 Million.

The approval for the Center endorsed by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was announced in a statement to The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) by the Executive Supervisor General of KFSHRC Dr Kassem Al-Kasabi.

He noted that the establishment of the 300-bed Center comes in line with an integrated strategy for the treatment of tumor cases and liver diseases. .

Dr Al-Kasabi said a Tumors' center currently operational at the hospital receives nearly 3000 cancer cases, both children and adults, on an annual basis.

Since 1975, he disclosed that as many as 60,000 cases of cancer were treated. "About 8000 cases of cancer were reported annually in the Kingdom during the past years."

"However, the number of cancer cases is expected to increase to 14,000 annually by 2020," Dr al-Kasabi said.

Meanwhile, Dr al-Kasabi said the carriers of the 'virus-B' of infectious hepatitis in Saudi Arabia constitute about 14 percent of the population in some regions of the Kingdom and the rate of infection for 'hepatitis-C' ranges between 1 to 5 percent of the total population.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received here today a number of princes, senior officials and a group of citizens who came to greet him.

The audience was attended by Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud received here today Two Saudi Ambassadors-designate to Mauritania Saud Al Jaberi and to Cote d'Ivoire Jamal Abu Alkhiour.

During the audience, the King sent greetings to the leaders of the two countries.

The Monarch directed them to enhance relations between the Kingdom and the two countries. The audience was attended by a number of princes and senior officials.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received here today Malaysian Ambassador to the kingdom Ismael bin Ibrahim who bade farewell to the king on the occasion of the end of his term as ambassador of his country to the kingdom.

The king also received Brazilian Ambassador to the kingdom Isnard Penha Brazil Jr. who bade farewell to the king on the occasion of the end of his term as ambassador of his country to the kingdom.

During the two audiences, the two ambassadors conveyed greetings of their countries' leaders to the king who sent his greetings to the leaders.

The Global Council for Cooperation among Civilizations and Cultures has awarded Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, the highest Humanitarian Services Medal for the year 2007 in recognition of his great efforts in spreading Culture of Charity works, combating poverty and his contribution in promoting humanitarian works and services.

The Crown Prince was awarded the medal by the Sweden-based Council in his capacity as Chairman of the board of trustees of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Charity Foundation and after a comprehensive evaluation for the profiles of the pioneering Charitable works nominees around the World in which two persons are selected among 36 International dignitaries for this Medal.

The Charity, relief, health, educational, cultural, environmental, social, and humanitarian services are attaining great care of the Crown Prince at National, Regional and International arenas regardless of race , color or religion, said the Selection Committee of the Medal.

The Crown Prince is also mobilizing all his potentialities even his own residence to serve these noble humanitarian objectives, the Committee pointed out.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, received here today Singapore's Minister Mentor at Prime Minister's Office Lee Kuan Yew and the accompanying delegation.

The meeting was attended by Prince Dr. Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Musaed, Advisor to the Crown Prince; a number of senior officials; First Minister of State for Foreign Affairs at Singapore's Foreign Ministry Zein Al-Abedeen bin Mohammed Rashid and Saudi Ambassador to Singapore Dr. Mohammed Amin Kurdi.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, received today at his office here, the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Boeing Group James Alpo.

The meeting was attended by Prince Misha'al bin Abdullah bin Musaed, Assistant Adviser of the Crown Prince, and Chief of the Crown Prince's Court Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Hadithi.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, received here today a number of princes and a group of citizens who came to greet him. The audience was attended by Prince Sultan bin Mohammad bin Saud al-Kabeer and senior officials.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, received here today Russian National Security Adviser Valentin Sobolev and the accompanying delegation.

The Adviser conveyed the greetings of President Vladimir Putin of Federal Republic of Russia to the Crown Prince. In turn, the Crown Prince sent his greetings to the Russian leadership.

During the audience, they discussed issues of mutual interest. The audience was attended by a number of senior officials.

Prince Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation will patronize tomorrow the graduation ceremony of the 73rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh.

Expressing his pleasure over Prince Abdulrahman's patronizing of the graduation ceremony, the Academy's Commander Major General Pilot Mohammad bin Suleiman Al-Sudais said that it is a great occasion as the Prince will meet the Academy's staff members and the newly graduated Cadets after they have spent best years of their lives in Air Forces' studies and successfully qualified for the graduation, enriching themselves with the highest levels of Knowledge and professional standards.

The new batch of graduates also include cadets from the brotherly Countries of Yemen, Djibouti and Jordan, he added.