Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior and Chairman of Board of Directors of Tourism Higher authority stressed that terrorist actions will not affect the future of tourism in the Kingdom, noting that other fields which are more important than tourism have not been affected. In a press statement following his chairing of the board's 12th meeting, Prince Naif replied to a question on identifying the individuals who issue fatwa ( religious edict) for the deviating group saying we have Known and will know them and their names will be announced in an appropriate time since they are involved. Asked if the Ministry of Interior has identified financiers of terrorist operations, Prince Naif noted that the Ministry has achieved good stages in this regard and we expect to reach complementary information in this field. On annoying foreign tourists with regard to cameras, Prince Naif said in principle there is nothing to prevent photographing, but it should be done in certain places. The Prince looked forward to a good future for tourism in the Kingdom.
