Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has approved the holding of an international symposium on management of disasters. The symposium will be organized under the patronage of Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, during the period from 14 to 17 Shawal 1430 H. in Riyadh. The symposium will be organized by the Ministry of Interior's Civil Defense Department. The symposium will gather representatives of more than 30 government departments, a large number of companies in the kingdom and disasters' management experts from all over the world.