The participants will be accompanied by Prince Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, chairman of the board of trustee of a Saudi social charity that cooperates in holding the event.
“I express my appreciation to the Saudi Arabian government for the participation in holding the Musabaqah each year because it has a major benefit for us all,” said Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin on January 10.
The competition was participated involved 17 countries from the 30 countries that were invited.
The number of participants in 2018 has not changed, according to en.tempo.co website.