Dr Abdulaziz al-Ghamidi, the president of Riyadh-based Naif Arab university for security sciences, has underlined the importance of the Kingdom's national day and said King Abdulaziz had successfully unified the Kingdom. In a statement to SPA on the occasion of the Kingdom national day, Dr al-Ghamidi hailed the great sacrifices made for the unification of the country. Meanwhile, Dr al-Ghamidi highlighted the great services extended by the Kingdom to Islam and Muslims as well as its efforts in the service of the pilgrims, and Umrah (minor Hajj) performers. Moreover, Dr al-Ghamidi praised the Kingdom's role as regards preserving the global peace and security as well as in easing global economic crises. He noted that the Kingdom has bravely confronted the menace of terrorism and taken appropriate measures to crush terrorism. Dr al-Ghamidi said Naif Arab university for security studies has been giving a special attention to the phenomenon of terrorism.