Riyadh, April 20, 2021, SPA -- Under the patronage of Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture, and Chairman of the National Committee for Education, Science and Culture, King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), in partnership with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), has launched the first initiative to discover Arab talents. This came after the two sides co-signed virtually today a partnership agreement to implement the executive program for the Arab Gifted Initiative in the Arab world. According to the agreement, Mawhiba, as an expert institution in the Arab world, will work on developing a scientific scale for discovering Arab talents, taking into account various cultural differences. The Arab Gifted initiative will focus on investing in talented and gifted Arab youths, leading to nurturing Arab talented and creative people, providing them with a suitable environment, benefiting from their qualitative capabilities, and empowering them to lead change. --SPA 19:47 LOCAL TIME 16:47 GMT 0042 www.spa.gov.sa/w1546355