JEDDAH, 19 July 2005 — Saudi Television’s sports channel has won the golden prize at the international festival for sports media and television in Iran, the Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday.
Prince Sultan ibn Fahd, chief of the Youth Welfare Presidency, yesterday sent a message of congratulations to Culture and Information Minister Iyad Madani on the victory.
The channel won the prize for a program on the organization of the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia in April this year.
Prince Sultan also congratulated all staff of the Culture and Information Ministry, especially those of the Sports Channel for their outstanding performance at the festival.
“It reflects the high standard achieved by the Saudi media with its various branches as a result of the government’s generous support,” SPA quoted the prince as saying.
