By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal reads out the speech of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah at the MWL conference on Saturday. He is flanked by Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, left, and MWL Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Turki. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad)

MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah urged scholars on Saturday to help government establishments in Muslim countries find solutions to various problems faced by the people so that peace and unity could be achieved.

“Learned men and government establishments in Muslim countries should jointly strive to solve the issues of the people and bring about reforms to improve their conditions,” King Abdullah said in an opening speech read out by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal in the conference organized by the Muslim World League (MWL).

The conference, called “Issues and challenges of the Muslim world,” took place at the MWL conference hall in Makkah.

On behalf of the king, Prince Khaled opened the three-day conference.