On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz, Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz, the second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation and Inspector General, presented awards to this year's winners of the King Faisal International Prize at a ceremony held here last night. A number of princes, Cabinet ministers, diplomats, senior government officials and other dignitaries attended the presentation ceremony held at the Prince Sultan Hall in the Al-Faisaliah complex here. Earlier, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the Director General of the King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of the King Faisal International Prize Board, welcomed Prince Sultan and the guests. The Prize for Arabic Language and Literature was withheld as none of the entries qualified for the prestigious award. Each winner of the award received SR750,000 ($200,000) in cash, a certificate outlining the laureate's work and a commemorative 22-carat gold medallion. --MORE 1003 Local Time 0703 GMT
