The next Hail Rally and related activities will be conducted March 21-27, 2014, Prince Abdullah bin Khaled bin Abdullah, assistant chairman of Hail Development Authority and chairman of the executive committee for Hail Rally, announced on Tuesday.

He said the total distance of the rally would remain 1,200 km for the second year to make it one of the challenging international events. It will be accompanied by a number of tourism, sports and social activities.

Prince Abdullah said Hail Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen, who is chairman of the supreme organizing committee for the rally, has instructed authorities to make necessary preparations for the event’s success.

The executive committee has held a meeting recently and discussed preparations for the rally. Its details will be announced in a press conference shortly.