Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said that the Council of Ministers was briefed on the topics of its agenda, including some which were reviewed by the Shura Council whereas the Cabinet took the following decisions: First: The Council of Ministers approved an amendment to paragraph (1) of Article sixth of the Organization of Job Creation and Unemployment Combat Authority, adding the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage as member to the Board of Directors of the authority. Second: Upon a recommendation of the Standing Committee of the Council of Economic Affairs and Development, the Cabinet approved the arrangements of how to deal with the economic and technical liaison offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, authorizing the General Authority for Investment to issue licenses, renewals and terminations for economic and technical liaison offices in the Kingdom. Third: The Cabinet authorized the Madinah-based Islamic University to sign a draft memorandum of understanding between the Islamic University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Maldives Islamic University in the Republic of the Maldives, and forward the document to complete legal procedures. Fourth : The Cabinet authorized the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, or his deputy, to discuss with the Egyptian side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding the exploitation of natural resources in the seabed and subsoil extending on either side of the maritime border line between the two countries, sign it, and forward the final version for legal procedures. -- More 16:42 LOCAL TIME 13:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w