The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud patronized here today the opening ceremony of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture (Janadriyah 33), organized by the Ministry of National Guard, under the theme of "Faithfulness and Loyalty". Upon arrival at the venue of Janadriyah village on the north eastern outskirts of capital Riyadh, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was received by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region; Prince Mohammed bin Abdurrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region; Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Minister of National Guard and Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture, and a number of senior officials. Then, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques received Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Personal Representative of the King of Bahrain; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Advisor to Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed of Oman Shihab bin Tariq Al Saeed. The Royal national anthem was played. A speech ceremony was held on this occasion. Verses of the Holy Quran were recited. Then, the Annual Grand Camel Race was given the kick off signal. --More 18:01 LOCAL TIME 15:01 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/1855535
