The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is participating in Cairo international book exhibition, which was inaugurated on Jan 17, 2006. Saudi cultural attaché in Cairo Mohammed al-Okeil said in press statement that the participation of the Kingdom in the show embodies the existing deep-rooted cultural relations between the Kingdom and Egypt. He noted that 37 governmental departments and publishing houses are participating in the Saudi pavilion. Al-Okeil pointed out that the ministries of higher education, culture and information, education, Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance, as well as the universities of Ummal Qura, Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic university, King Saud, King Abdulaziz, King Fahd for Petroleum and minerals, King Faisal, King Khalid and Qassim in addition to Madinah-based Islamic university as well as King Abdulaziz archives center, the institute of public administration, King Faisal center for research and Islamic studies, King Abdulaziz public library, King Fahd national library, the literary club of Riyadh and the general organization for technical education and vocational training are participating in the Saudi pavilion.
