Makkah, Dhu-AlQa'dah 14, 1437, Aug 17, 2016, SPA -- Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohamed Ebadi Mahmoud has praised what has been provided by the Kingdom for students in addition to the Kingdom's generous financial patronage of the students in Saudi universities and its care of students of Islamic world. This came during his meeting with Acting Director of Umm Al Qura University Dr. Thamer bin Hamdan Al-Harbi here where they talked about the academic affairs and the importance of education in society and its advancement as well as the importance of Umm Al Qura University and originality. Ambassador Mahmoud also expressed his happiness for the care and patronage being enjoyed by 21 Kenyan students at Umm Al Qura University in the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate's degrees, wishing them every success in the future. --SPA 18:57 LOCAL TIME 15:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w