Saudi Advisory Consultative Council gets 90 new members

Saudi Arabia's advisory Consultative Council started its second term on July 7 with 90 new members.

The names of the new members, mainly professional men and retired army officers, were announced on July 6.

Saudi Arabia expanded the council, or Majlis al-Shura, to 90 members from 60, and half of the council's previous members were replaced.

The council's speaker, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Jubeir, and deputy Abdullah Nassef retained their posts.