CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE SUPREME PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF KING ABDULAZIZ PUBLIC LIBRARY IN RIYADH, HAS APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION FROM WORLD CULTURES TO ARABIC AND VICE VERSA. THE PRIZE WILL BE NAMED "KING ABDULAZIZ PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION," ADVISOR AT THE ROYAL COURT AND GENERAL SUPERVISOR OF KING ABDULAZIZ PUBLIC LIBRARY FAISAL BIN MOAMMAR SAID. IN A STATEMENT TO SAUDI PRESS AGENCY, BIN MOAMMAR SAID THE PRIZE AIMS AT ENCOURAGING TRANSLATION WHICH BOLSTERS RELATIONS AMONG CULTURES AND PEOPLES. HE STATED THAT DETAILS OF THE PRIZE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
