On behalf of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region, Prince Misha'al bin Majed bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Jeddah, will grace the ceremony to be held by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), to dispatch a convoy of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. He will also open a special exhibition on the sidelines of the event to be hosted by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry later today. The OIC Secretary General, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, is expected to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony. Sheikh Mohammed Abdulqader Alfadel, Chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the OIC will both deliver speeches at the ceremony, according to an OIC press release. Over 250 delegates of the OIC Member States, together with eminent personalities and representatives from humanitarian organizations involved in the preparation of the aid convoy, will attend the ceremony. --MORE
