DUBAI: Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul-Aziz joined Germans at their embassy in Riyadh to mark the Germany Unity Day and celebrated the ongoing bond between the two countries.
The event, which was hosted by Ambassador Dieter W. Haller and his wife Nissrine Zarrab-Haller, was attended by more than 800 dignitaries, businesspeople, academics, artists as well as members of the German community in the Kingdom and representatives from the host nation.
Prince Faisal had a brief private meeting with the ambassador before the pair opened Wednesday’s reception.
Ambassador Haller thanked the Saudi Prince for his “commitment to make us foreigners feel at home in Riyadh, and we do feel at home and I can assure you that Riyadh under your leadership is becoming an ever more attractive place to live.”
Referring to a recent visit to Jeddah by Chancellor Merkel in May, he said: “We have been able to add more to our bilateral relations and partnership. We have added strategic content to it and we hope that a number of new avenues for cooperation were pursued during Chancellor Merkel’s recent visit to the kingdom.”
And he invited all Saudis to visit Germany: “We have seen tens of thousands of Saudis traveling to Germany and finding out for themselves that the united Germany is a culturally diverse country.”
Saudi Prince Faisal is guest of honor at German Unity Day reception
Saudi Prince Faisal is guest of honor at German Unity Day reception
Prince William meets footballers, gamers during Saudi tour
RIYADH: Britain's Prince William on Tuesday met with female footballers, played video games and chatted with customers at a cafe during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
On his second day of his tour of the Kingdom, the British royal visited an urban regeneration project, watched football drills with local girls' youth squads and then dropped by an e-sports tournament.
During a visit to a sports complex in Riyadh, the prince showed off his own skills and netted two goals while visiting with the footballers, according to footage posted by the British broadcaster Sky News.
He also met with Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal and Saudi Esports Federation chairman Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan.
William arrived in Riyadh on Monday evening and was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
During their meeting, the Saudi crown prince took the heir to the British throne on a private tour of the At-Turaif UNESCO World Heritage Site at Diriyah, the first capital of the Saudi state.
