The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's Award for Translation enhances the King's vision regarding humanitarian intellectual communication and enhancing ways of cultural and knowledge dialogue among nations. During its six session, the handover ceremony of the prize will be held tomorrow in Riyadh. Pursuant to the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to promote cultural exchange among peoples of the world and to advance intellectual interaction among civilizations, King Abdulaziz Public Library Council approved the establishment of an international award for translation, carrying name of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's Award for Translation. The award recognizes excellence in works of translation, acknowledges translators accomplishments, and encourages efforts exerted in the translation industry. This translation award advocates ideological, intellectual, and cultural dialogue among civilizations and narrows the gap separating nations, as translation is a prominent tool in vitalizing cross-cultural communication. Promoting mutual transfer of knowledge, which is an immediate product of translation, will help nations satisfy this fundamental human necessity of communication and create the ideal environment for understanding, cooperation, and coexistence. This award traverses all linguistic and geographical boundaries to deliver a message of human understanding, in keeping with the noble goals embraced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, goals that are clearly demonstrated by the constant striving of the Saudi people for peace, and the Kingâ€TMs initiatives and appeals for more understanding and brotherhood among nations.
