New academy to train youths for tourism jobs | Arab News

The Saudi Academy for Event, Conventions and Conferences will be launched in September this year to groom young talent for tourism sector jobs and the sector’s requirements.

This academy, which will be the first of its kind in the Middle East, will focus on the development of human resources in the Kingdom in order to become one of the key
supporting sources for the convention and exhibition sector.

 Prince Sultan said that the academy will be a Riyadh-based joint stock company. The National Center for Tourism Human Resources Development (Takamul) has contributed to its support and establishment.


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King Salman inaugurates Janadriyah Festival - Saudi Gazette

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman patronized on Wednesday the opening of the 30th National Festival for Heritage and Culture, organized by the Ministry of National Guard, in a village on the outskirts of Riyadh.

Guests who attended the inauguration ceremony included King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Sheikh Jassem bin Hamad Al Thani, personal representative of the Emir of Qatar; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior of the United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and
Minister of State for Youths Affairs of the State of Kuwait; and Saad bin Mohammed Al-Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman.

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104 antiques from Berlin go on display at Riyadh exhibition | Arab News

 As many as 104 antique items that have come from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany, have gone on display at the National Museum here. The exhibition coincides the Janadriyah festival for heritage and culture. According to local media, the Pergamon Museum contains many of famous historical artifacts, particularly Islamic, mostly from the Umayyad and Ottoman periods under the name, “The first Islamic cultural capitals.”

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