MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMEEN MADANI TODAY MADE AN INSPECTION TOUR OF A NUMBER OF BRANCHES OF HIS MINISTRY IN QASSIM. ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR OFFICIALS, HE TOURED QASSIM TELEVISION, SAUDI PRESS AGENCY OFFICE, QASSIM BROADCASTING STATION, MINISTRY'S QASSIM BRANCH, PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION CENTER, AND SAUDI ARABIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS, THEN HE TOURED ALBASSAM HISTORICAL HOUSE, AN AFFILIATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, AL-ASA PARK IN ONAIZAH, AND THE PLOT ALLOTTED FOR KING ABDULLAH FOUNDATION FOR HIS PARENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL HOUSING TO BUILD 100 HOUSING UNITES FOR THE POOR IN ONAIZAH PROVINCE. AT EACH STATION, MADANI WAS BRIEFED ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FACILITY.