The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz attended the opening ceremony of the 25th Janadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture yesterday. The event is organized by the National Guard.

The King’s guests included Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa; UAE Deputy Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan; Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan; French Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterrand; and Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irena Bokova.