Riyadh, Rabi'I 11, 1440, Nov 19, 2018, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud inaugurated here today the activities of the 3rd year of the 7th session of the Shura Council in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense. Upon his arrival at the venue, the King was received by Prince Abdul-Ilah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region; Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh region; Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz; Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdul-Ilah bin Abdulaziz; the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and President of Council of Senior Scholars and General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh; Speaker of the Shura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, and senior officials of the Council and Chairmen of the committees. Immediately after the King's arrival, the Royal Anthem was played. Then, the 3rd year of the 7th session of the Shura Council was inaugurated with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran. --More 14:54 LOCAL TIME 11:54 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w789828