Shura Council Renames its Specialized Committees

Riyadh, Feb. 07, 2010, SPA -- The Speaker of Shura Council, Dr. Abdullah bin
Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Alsheikh presided over its 76th session here today
during which the Council renamed its specialized committees, in preparations
for its second year of its 5th convention due to begin next month.

The Secretary General of Shura Council, Dr. Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
said that the Council listened to a report submitted by the Secretariat General
on renaming of 13 specialized committees, amending the authorities of some of
them and transferring some aspects of jurisdiction to others. It also
constituted a new committee under the name: Human Rights and Petitions.
Al-Ghamdi said the Council will name chairmen, their deputies and members of
these committees in its next session due to take place tomorrow. The Council
also has reviewed several reports submitted by its committees, and concluded by
recommending further discussion on it in next sessions.

-- SPA