Saudi Arabia celebrates its foundation's centenary
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/23/1999

Saudi Arabia started on Friday its officials and people's celebrations on the one hundredth anniversary of its foundation by King Abdul Aziz al-Saud. The Kingdom marked the inauguration of its centenary with a reception ceremony under the patronage of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz on Friday.

During the ceremony, orders of merit were awarded to the "pioneers" who escorted King Abdul Aziz in entering the city of Riyadh in 1902. The order of merit was invested to children or grandchildren of those "pioneers."

King Abdul Aziz Center was also inaugurated on this occasion. It includes several utilities which show the march of progress in the kingdom.

During the one-week celebration of the Kingdom's foundation anniversary, the national festival for heritage and culture and the conference of Saudi Arabia in one hundred years are running. The conference comprises lectures and researches to be presented by Arab and foreign intellectuals and researchers tackling various aspects of Saudi Arabia history.

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