King Abdullah receives Eid greetings

MINA: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received cables of Eid Al-Adha greetings from various world leaders. They include - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, United States' President Barack Obama, King Muhammad VI of Morocco, United Arab Emirates' President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahayan, King Abdallah of Jordan, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, Bangladesh's President Zillur Rahman, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedow, Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Sudan's President Omar Bashir, Syria's President Bashar Assad, Sultan Qabus of Oman, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

In another development, King Abdullah ordered the extension of social insurance benefits to the disabled orphans past 18, Social Affairs Minister Yusuf Al-Othaimeen told the Saudi Press Agency on Friday.