Arab, Islamic leaders congratulate president Saleh on Eid al-Adha

SANA’A, Dec. 19 (Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh received on Wednesday cables of congratulations on the occasion of Eid alAdha from President of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al Nahyan, Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed, Emir of Qatar Shekh Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah, President of Egypt Mohammed Husni Mubarak, Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, Jordanian King Abdullah II Bin Hussein, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Tunisian President Zain al Abdin Bin Ali, Eritrean President Isaias Afewerke and President of Bosnia-Herzegovina Zeljko Komsic. Saleh also received congratulation cables from Vice President of United Arab Emirates, Premier and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani, Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad al Khalifa, Vice President of Iraq Adel Abdul Mahdi, Speaker of Egyptian People’s Assembly Fathi Sorour, Qatari Premier, Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jaber al Thani, Bahraini Premier Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman al Khalifa, Lebanese Premier Fuad Siniora, Iraqi Premier Noori al Maliki, Omani Deputy Premier Fahd Bin Mahmoud al Saeed, Emir of Riyadh Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Chairman of Strategic Studies for the Arab League Ali Nasser Mohammed, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa and Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. NN/AF Saba