Thursday, October 1, 2009

Yemen to host Islam, Tourism Forum

SANA'A, Oct. 01 (Saba) - Ministry of Tourism is to host Islam and Tourism Forum 2009 in Sana'a and Hadramout governorates on October 11 – 13, the weekly 26 September said on Thursday.

High-profile preachers from Yemen and the Islamic world will take part in the Forum, Minister of Tourism Nabil al-Faqih said

He said that the Forum aims to shed light on the concept of tourism in Islam and its cultural and humanitarian role in serving development and job creation.

Al-Faqih affirmed the forum comes within the Ministry's keenness on promoting tourism in the country as a promising sector for the national economy, which would assist in creating job opportunities and reducing poverty and unemployment rates.

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