Darah participates in History of Arabian Gulf Conference

Riyadh, November 09, SPA -- Secretary General of King Abdulaziz
Foundation for Research and Archives "DARAH" will participate in the
works of the second Conference on "History of the Arabian Gulf"
scheduled to take place in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates from
November 17 to 19.

It is being organized by Dr. Sultan Al-Qassimi Centre of Gulf
Studies in cooperation with College of Arts, Human and Social
Sciences, Sharjah University.

The conference will be entitled "navigation in the Arabian Gulf
through the ages." As many as 46 scientific papers from the Arab Gulf
states will be presented at the conference.

On the fringe of the conference, King Abdul Aziz's "Darah" will also
stage a mobile a photographic exhibition on 'navigation in the
Arabian Gulf'.

The exhibition will include pictures reflecting the life of the
Arabian Gulf, movement of ships and fishing history, as well as a
range of historical documents from the eastern region of Saudi Arabia
bordering the Arabian Gulf.


--SPA