Saudi crown prince starts an Arab, African and European tour

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz today starts an Arab, African and European tour which will last for two weeks. It is to cover South Africa, Italy, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Jordan.

In its Wednesday edition, the Saudi daily al-Riyadh said Crown Prince Abdullah will meet with leaders of the countries he will visit and discuss with them bilateral economic and political relations. The paper said that including five Arab countries in the tour of the Saudi crown prince indicates the depth of inter-Arab relations and continued backing of Arab ranks.