JEDDAH: The Saudi Arabian Camels Federation on Saturday launched the logo for the Crown Prince Camel Festival to be held from Aug. 11 to Sept. 2 in Taif under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The festival’s logo combines eye-catching images of camels and Taif roses, the festival’s media center said.
A total of 658 rounds have been allocated to camel races during the festival, starting with warm-up rounds, followed by two production and marathon rounds, and concluding with closing rounds as the festival ends.
Racing will begin on Aug. 11 with the camel categories — Mafarid, Haqqa, Laqaya, Jatha’a, Thanaya, Heil, Zamoul and Soudaniyat — vying for prizes.
Local and international camel owners will compete for total prize money of SR45 million ($12 million).
The festival will also feature sports, cultural and entertainment activities alongside educational workshops for camel owners and visitors interested in camel sports.
The Saudi Mass Participation Federation will join the festival’s sports programs along with performances by folk groups and an exhibition of camel products.
Preparations for the festival are being coordinated by several groups at the Taif camel field, the media center confirmed.
The center urged people to visit the official Twitter account of the Saudi Arabian Camels Federation (@scrfsa) for information on the festival’s agenda.
Striking logo gives Saudi Crown Prince Camel Festival a racing start
Striking logo gives Saudi Crown Prince Camel Festival a racing start
- Local and international camel owners will compete for total prize money of SR45 million ($12 million)
- A total of 658 rounds have been allocated to camel races during the festival, starting with warm-up rounds, followed by two production and marathon rounds, and concluding with closing rounds as the festival ends
Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia
- Zia died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to the President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin after the passing of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday.
The king prayed that God have mercy on Zia, forgive her sins, and admit her into paradise. He extended his condolences to the family of the deceased.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a similar cable.
On Wednesday, huge crowds had flocked to the area outside Bangladesh’s national parliament building in the capital to attend the funeral prayers for Zia, who died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness.
Zia was buried in late afternoon with state honors beside the grave of her husband, a former president who was assassinated in a military coup in 1981, in a park outside the parliament building later Wednesday.
