Under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the activities of the 10th session of Souk Okaz Festival will start on Aug 10, 2016, in Taif Governorate. A number of intellectuals, poets and academics from Saudi Arabia and abroad will participate in the six-day festival. On this occasion, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, who is also Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Souk Okaz, thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for patronizing this cultural event.