The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participates in the 4th International Festival of World Desert People which opens today in Timimoun city, Algeria. On behalf of Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, the President-General of Meteorology and Environment, The Saudi delegation to festival is led by Dr. Sameer Jameel Ghazi, Undersecretary of the President -General for Environmental Affairs. The three-day festival aims to identify the cultures and traditions of desert"s peoples, and acquaintance of intellectuals, creators, and artists and exchange their experiences. The festival is attended by representatives of the United Nations and all regional and international organizations accredited in Algeria, as well as the Arab and foreign ambassadors. The festival includes a range of activities, including desert"s folkloric teams and exhibitions on the environment and the dangers that threaten them, as well as seminars on environment and how to preserve and publicize the global environmental dangers especially toxic gases and contaminated liquids. --SPA
