The minister said that the Cabinet condemned the continuation of Israeli occupation authorities of arbitrary measures against the Palestinian people and the arrest operations of Palestinians in a number of provinces. The Cabinet reconfirmed the Kingdom's strong condemnation of all terrorist acts, including the armed terrorist attack on a hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako, last Friday, killing and injuring scores of innocent people, confirming the Kingdom's firm position against terrorism whatever its kind, wherever it was, whatever its incentives or justifications or whoever stands behind it. The Cabinet underscored the importance of "The future of energy in the Middle East and North Africa" forum organized by the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) in Manama, underlying the role being played by the Kingdom in the field of oil market stability and its continuing readiness to show cooperation with OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers and consumers to preserve the stability of oil market and prices. The Cabinet commended the results of Arab Justice Ministers in their 31st session in Cairo under the Kingdom's chairmanship and their agreement on the need for decisive confrontation of the threat of terrorism, drying up its financing streams and establishing of an Arab Network for Judicial Cooperation to fight the plague which aims at destroying Arab societies. On the local agenda, the Minister of Culture and Information said the Cabinet noted the great efforts being exerted by the Kingdom to allow Umrah performers to perform their rituals easily and in tranquility, follow-up all preparations, comprehensively enforce the technological and smart systems to facilitate measures for them coinciding with the start of Umrah season for this year, on Safar 01, 1437AH., citing the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to all pertinent agencies to provide all means of comfort and easiness for guests of Allah Almighty according to the integral operational plans. The Cabinet stressed the importance of "Family Safety Program" organized by the Department of Health Affairs of the National Guard aiming at strengthening the role of family in the rejection of violence, extremism and terrorism and in illuminating the youths, parents and highlighting the positive values of the family. The Cabinet also noted the importance of holding the 4th symposium on electronic warfare, organized by Kingdom Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense in Riyadh, which aims at encouraging scientific research in the field of electronic war and get-acquainted to the different fields of modern knowledge and pioneering international experiences in the electronic warfare technologies. --More 15:59 LOCAL TIME 12:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w