Al-Janadriyah, outskirts of capital, Riyadh, Rabi'II 24, 1437, Feb 3, 2016, SPA -- The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud patronized here today the opening of the 30th National Festival for Heritage and Culture, organized by the Ministry of National Guard. Upon arrival at the venue in Al-Janadriyah village on the outskirts of capital Riyadh, the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques was received by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region; Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister of National Guard, who is also Chairman of the festival's Higher Steering Committee; Prince Major General Turki bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Commander of Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Automatic Brigade; Prince Khalid bin Ayyaf Al Miqren, Undersecretary of the National Guard Ministry for Group Guiding Affairs; Prince Abdullah bin Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz; Prince Saad bin Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz; and Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri, Deputy Minister of National Guard, who is also Deputy Chairman of the festival's Higher Steering Committee. Then, the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques received King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Sheikh Jassem bin Hamad Al Thani, personal representative of the Emir of Qatar; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior of the United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youths Affairs of the State of Kuwait; and Saad bin Mohammed Al-Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman. Having seated at the main platform, the King and his guests listened and honored the national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia followed by blessed verses from the holy Quran. --More 17:18 LOCAL TIME 14:18 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w