RIYADH: Saudi Postal Corporation has announced the production of new postal stamps to commemorate the national football team’s qualification for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.
The stamps include a five-riyal ($1.0) stamp bearing a photo of the national team that played Spain, in a recent friendly match, as part of their World Cup preparations.
The same stamp features a falcon dressed in national colors, as well as the logo of the General Authority for Sport and a picture of the World Cup with the motto “Go on Green.”
The World Cup stamps issue also included stamps of approximately two Saudi riyals each, or just under $0.5, showing the Saudi flag and various Saudi landmarks in addition to the team’s falcon mascot posing as a football player.
Saudi Arabia issues new stamps to mark its participation in World Cup 2018
Saudi Arabia issues new stamps to mark its participation in World Cup 2018
Crown prince speaks with regional leaders about Iranian aggression
- Calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to several regional leaders on the phone on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the US and Israel that hit several cities in Iran in the early hours of Saturday.
The crown prince spoke with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
The crown prince affirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with, and support for, their nations and stressed “Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mobilize all its resources to assist them in responding to the brutal Iranian attacks they suffered, which undermine the region’s security and stability,” the SPA added.
