PRINCE ABDULAZIZ BIN MAJID BIN ABDULAZIZ, GOVERNOR OF MADINAH REGION, OPENED HERE TODAY THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC GATHERING OF MADINAH RESEARCH ORGANIZED BY UM ALQURA UNIVERSITY IN MAKKAH REPRESENTED BY CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES INSTITUTE OF HAJJ RESEARCH AND TAIBAH UNIVERSITY IN MADINAH. A SPEECH CEREMONY WAS HELD ON THE OCCASION. SPEAKERS EXPLAINED THAT THE GATHERING WILL DISCUSS A NUMBER OF MAIN TOPICS INCLUDING STUDIES ON CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, HUMANITIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT, AWARENESS AND MEDIA IN THE FIELD OF HAJJ AND UMRAH. PRINCE ABDULAZIZ MADE A STATEMENT STRESSING SAUDI LEADERS' DIRECTIVES ON PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICES TO PILGRIMS AND VISITORS OF THE HOLY SITES. FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, PRINCE ABDULAZIZ OPENED THE ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITION AND TOURED ITS SECTIONS WHICH BELONGED TO A NUMBER OF BODIES CONCERNED WITH HAJJ ACTIVITIES. AFTERWARDS, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GATHERING BEGAN DISCUSSING ISSUES CONCERNING HAJJ AND UMRAH. THE GATHERING WILL BE CONCLUDED ON MONDAY.
