Khartoum, Jumada II 21, 1437, March 30, 2016, SPA -- ٍThe Senates, Shura and similar councils in Africa and Arab world conference started in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum today with the participation of heads of parliaments of 20 Arab and African countries including the Saudi ambassador to Sudan Faisal bin Hamid Mualla and a number of ambassadors accredited to Khartoum. Shura Speaker Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh led Saudi Arabia's delegation to the two-day event. Addressing the conference on behalf of the State's President, Assistant President Major General Abdulrahman Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi lauded the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in unifying the Arab and Islamic worlds through the Determination Storm and the Islamic Military Alliance. He also paid tribute to the high-level participation of the Kingdom in the conference, citing the attendance of Al Al-Shiekh at the head of the delegation, wishing the conference every success. --SPA 16:47 LOCAL TIME 13:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w