Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education and Chairman of scientific Centers in the Kingdom, announced today the forthcoming laying of the foundation stone of a scientific center in the Madinah area. The center will occupy an area of over 40,000 square meters and will be built in accordance with the latest specifications and international standards in the design of scientific centers. The center will part of the projects to build 14 scientific centers in a number of regions and governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Minister of Education made the announcement while chairing this morning a meeting here, of the Board of Directors of scientific centers. The meeting dealt with discussions on the Board’s plans, strategic partnerships and mechanisms of action for the upcoming period From: Arab News