JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a new culture ministry in royal decrees broadcast early Saturday. Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud was appointed as its new minster. Prince Badr is the governor of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula. The Ministry of Culture and Information has been renamed to the Ministry of Information. Ahmad Al-Rajhi was named the new minister of Labor and Social Development, replacing Ali Al-Ghafis. Sheikh Abdulatif Al-Sheikh was appointed as the minister of Islamic Affairs. A new commission was created for the city of Makkah and the holy sites. In approval of the crown prince"s proposal, a new body will be established called the Department of the Jeddah Historical Project, which will be administered by the culture ministry. Abdullah Al-Saadan was named chief of Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. A new council was created for the protection of the natural environment across a number of regions in Saudi Arabia.