Madinah, Jumada I 22, 1438, February 19, 2017, SPA -- Palestinian ambassador to the kingdom Basim Abdullah al-Agha commended choosing Madinah as the capital of Islamic Tourism 2017. During the inauguration of the events of the occasion that took place yesterday in Madinah, He said, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the heart of the Islamic world and its pulse." In turn, Director General of the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture in Istanbul of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr. Khalid Eren praised the choice of Madinah as the capital of the Islamic Tourism 2017. --SPA 23:14 LOCAL TIME 20:14 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w335838