http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Extensive Preparations for the Baldah festival in Hadramawt [The Source: mukallatoday.com/hadhramaut.info - 30/03/2010] Hatim  We seek to  promote the  Al-baldah festival from Local to  to regional.. Ba-salmah: We invited  as many as thirteen countries to participate in the festival. Hadramout Undersecretary  for coastal districts Affairs Mr.  Abdullah Awadh Hatem  stressed on the need to make  this  year Baldah  tourism festival from local to regional and to adopt  a new character that is different from the  previous festivals. In his speech  yesterday  Mr. Hatem  emphasied on the matter when he presided over a meeting of officials  fromthe office of  culture, tourism. public works, youth, sports, finance, management mhygiene improvement , investment , environment, Hadramout  Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as a number of  institutional service,