Riyadh, Shawwal 11, 1439, June 25, 2018, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will patronize the 12th annual session of Souq Okaz on Wednesday 27 June 2018 in the ctiy of Taif. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, in cooperation with its partners from major government agencies in Taif, is organizing this session from 27 June to 13 July 2018. The cultural program will include many events with participation of a number of Arab intellectuals, writers and poets. It will include ten cultural seminars, eight workshops, three poetical recitations and a competition on theater performance. It is worth mentioning that more than 8000 Saudi participants and organizers, in addition to 500 young volunteers who are trained by National Project for Tourism Human Resources Development (Takamul), will participate in this session of Souq Okaz. --SPA 18:19 LOCAL TIME 15:19 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w708000