Riyadh, November 3, 2026, SPA -- Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Abdulaziz Public Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has approved the Executive Program on Saudi History, scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2027, to enhance knowledge of the Kingdom's national history among those interested in the subject.
The approval came Monday at a meeting of the Studies and Publishing Affairs Committee, a subcommittee of Darah's Board of Directors, held at the foundation's headquarters.
The program includes an intensive training course of more than 40 hours, supervised by specialists in Saudi history. It aims to develop participants' skills in understanding historical contexts, analyzing events, extracting reliable information, and verifying sources.
The meeting also discussed ways to support specialized historical research and studies, advance academic publishing, and preserve and document historical sources, thereby enriching knowledge production and expanding opportunities for researchers and specialists to benefit from historical studies. Other matters related to the committee's responsibilities were also addressed.
Darah's Board of Directors had approved the formation of the Studies and Publishing Affairs Committee, comprising a select group of experts and specialists in historical studies and academic publishing, as part of efforts to strengthen research and publishing and advance specialized historical studies in support of Saudi history and national heritage.