TABUK — Prince Fahd Bin Sultan, the emir of Tabuk and chairman of the Regional Council, chaired the opening session of the council at the emirate office here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, the emir congratulated Dr. Khulood Al-Khamis on assuming charge as the secretary-general of the Tabuk regional council. She is the first Saudi woman to hold the position of secretary-general of a regional council at the level of the Kingdom. Prince Fahd stressed the role and position of Saudi women in the Kingdom’s construction and development process. She has become a shining face of her country where women are actively participating in all walks of life, he said while wishing her every success. On behalf of the council members, the emir expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation of the tremendous efforts being made by workers in the health sector and all other sectors to stem the spread of coronavirus. For her part, Dr. Al-Khamis highlighted the Kingdom’s great success and the wise handling of the coronavirus pandemic under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. She noted that the measures taken by the state have contributed significantly in mitigating the effects and consequences of the pandemic. The council reviewed the reports of the field committees that toured various governorates of the region to follow up the projects implemented in various parts of the Tabuk region. It discussed the reasons that led to stalling some of the projects. The meeting stressed the importance of taking care of private museums and providing assistance to their owners as part of the initiative to preserve the region’s heritage.