Prince Sultan Bin Salman: Saudi Arabia to Become an Important International Destination for Exhibitions, Conferences

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz - Asharq Al-Awsat
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz - Asharq Al-Awsat
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Prince Sultan Bin Salman: Saudi Arabia to Become an Important International Destination for Exhibitions, Conferences

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz - Asharq Al-Awsat
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz - Asharq Al-Awsat

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the National Program for Exhibitions and Conferences has confirmed that the Kingdom will be an important international destination for exhibitions and conferences in the next 10 years.

The Prince said that Saudi Arabia will be on the top of this destination in the region for this important economic and tourism activity after the completion of the stage of establishing Saudi exhibitions and meetings industry, its development comprehensively, setting regulations and legislations, preparing cadres, identifying investment opportunities, and making partnerships between government agencies and the private sector to create an environment for launching a productive industry on the basis of scientific and international standards.

Prince Sultan Bin Salman also highlighted the huge projects and initiatives that the Kingdom will be witnessing in the tourism and national heritage sectors, which the government has been supporting for the past two years.

Prince Sultan's words came during a press statement on the occasion of the launch of Saudi Meetings Industry Convention in Riyadh being patronized by the Prince with the participation of more than 1500 officials and investors in this field, in addition to the presence of international organizations, experts and investors in meetings industry, SPA reported.



UAE President Pledges $100 Mln Aid to Lebanon

Rescuers dig through the rubble of a building, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Ain al-Delb on September 30, 2024. (AFP)
Rescuers dig through the rubble of a building, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Ain al-Delb on September 30, 2024. (AFP)
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UAE President Pledges $100 Mln Aid to Lebanon

Rescuers dig through the rubble of a building, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Ain al-Delb on September 30, 2024. (AFP)
Rescuers dig through the rubble of a building, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Ain al-Delb on September 30, 2024. (AFP)

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pledged on Monday an urgent relief aid package worth $100 million to Lebanon, the state news agency WAM reported.

This initiative is part of the UAE’s continuous efforts to support Lebanon through its current challenges, underscoring the nation's unwavering commitment to assisting the Lebanese people, it added.

Lebanon's Health Ministry says more than 1,000 Lebanese have been killed and 6,000 wounded in the past two weeks in a wave of intensified Israeli attacks on militant targets in the country, part of a conflict now also stretching from the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the occupied West Bank, to Yemen, and in Israel itself.