King of Bahrain arrives in Riyadh

King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa arrived in Riyadh yesterday in a short visit to the Kingdom during which he will discuss the Arab summit which is expected to be held in Tunisia in May.

A source at the Bahraini delegation told reporters that the "visit comes in the course of consultations with brothers in Saudi Arabia in order to prepare for the next Arab summit which was decided to be held in Tunisia in May." The source confirmed that the summit will be held on may 22 in Tunis."

The King of Bahrain who was received at the airport by the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz headed immediately to meet with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz.

On Saturday, the King of Bahrain received a message from the Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali inviting him to attend the Arab summit.

On the other hand, a Tunisian diplomatic source in Riyadh said that the Tunisian foreign minister al-Habib Bin Yahya would have arrived yesterday later in the day in Riyadh to hand over a message from the Tunisian President to King Fahd including an invitation to attend the Arab summit.