King to Patronize 1st Arab Publishers Conference

Riyadh, August 08, SPA -- Under the patronage of the Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Federation of Arab
Publishers in cooperation with Saudi Publishers Association will
organize in Riyadh on October 6-7, 2009, the 1st Arab Publishers
Conference entitled "The Future of Publishing Industry in the Arab
world".

In a statement to The Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Prince Turki
Al-Faisal, the Association's Honorary President, commended the King's
patronage of the Conference, pointing out that this patronage
reflects the interest and attention paid by the leadership to the
development of this industry.

The Prince praised the level of Saudi publishers who occupy
important positions among Arab publishers, also hailing the role of
the Association and its services to Saudi publishers as well as its
cooperation with the Federation of Arab Publishers.

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