Riyadh selected as headquarters of Arab Tourism Experts Union

The Arab Tourism Experts Union has selected Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as its headquarters, in addition to opening branches in a number of Arab countries.

The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, said during recent meetings, the members of the union's Secretariat-General were elected, along with the former Algerian Minister of Tourism, Abdulqader ben Graina, as Chairman of the union, Dr. Khalid Al-Rasheed as his deputy and other 20 assistant Secretaries-General.

The countries represented in the General Commission of the Union are Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait and Lebanon.