Writer honored for Saudi-British Relations

LONDON, February 11, SPA -- William Facey, a writer and publisher
whose work about the history and culture of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia has appeared in company publications including Saudi Aramco
World, recently won one of two annual Al-Rawabi Holding Awards given
by the Saudi British Society for making a significant contribution to
Saudi-British relations.


Facey was also one of the three main authors of 'A Land
Transformed', 'The Arabian Peninsula', 'Saudi Arabia and Saudi
Aramco', published by the company in 2006, according to a latest
report carried by Saudi Aramco's web-site.


He said his interest in the region was sparked in the mid-1970s,
when he worked with the other 2009 Al-Rawabi award winner, Michael
Rice, on museum-development projects in Saudi Arabia.

--SPA