Cairo, March 03, SPA -- The Arab Peace Initiative Committee held here
today a meeting chaired by Syria the incumbent President of Arab
Summit with the presence of 13 member states.

Riyadh, March 03, SPA -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah
Ahmed Zenail receives here today Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs'

Riyadh, March 03, SPA -- Minister of Economy and Planning, Khalid
Mohammed Al Qusaibi received here today European Commission
Ambassador designate Luigi Narbone.

Tehran, Iran, March 03, SPA -- The Conference of the Health Ministers
of member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)

Cairo, March 03, SPA -- Prince Saud Al Faisal, Saudi Minister of
Foreign Affairs chaired here today a meeting of Arab Peace and
Security Council at the Arab League's Headquarters.

Dr. Al-Anqari pointed out that the King's patronage of the symposium
embodies the interest in activating his initiatives calling for

Riyadh, March 03, SPA -- Under the patronage of the Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a Saudi-French

The OIC Secretary General emphasized that among the challenges
confronting the OIC are the vast economic imbalances that exist among
its Member States.

The OIC Secretary General elaborated on latest developments in the
world economy in 2008, in particular the surge in food and energy

Jeddah, March 03, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of
the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, who is