King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival to kick off on Nov. 1

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The festival is expected to attract a large number of camel owners and enthusiasts from around the world. (SPA)
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The festival is expected to attract a large number of camel owners and enthusiasts from around the world. (AN Photo)
Updated 11 October 2019
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King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival to kick off on Nov. 1

  • The festival will put the spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s cultural heritage, with camels having played an important part in Arab life down the ages
  • The fourth festival will feature new contests such as one for Fahl camels, a Hajjij camel contest and a Tabe’ contest

RIYADH: The Saudi Camel Club is launching the fourth King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival on Nov. 1 under the patronage of King Salman and the supervision of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The festival will put the spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s cultural heritage, with camels having played an important part in Arab life down the ages.

Fahd bin Falah bin Hithlin, chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Camel Club, thanked the king and the crown prince for supporting the annual celebration of Saudi heritage, which revitalizes economic, tourist and cultural activities in this sector.

Hithlin, who is also the president of the International Camel Organization (ICO), said that for the past three years the festival has attracted a large number of camel owners and enthusiasts from around the world.

He explained that measures had been taken to enhance the programs and activities of the fourth festival, including new contests such as one for Fahl camels, a Hajjij camel contest ­— for the first time at the King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival — and a Tabe’ contest.


KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

Updated 26 December 2025
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KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

  • Roza Al-Dreimli in Jordan because Israel destroyed Gaza hospitals
  • Under assessment, monitoring at the King Hussein Cancer Center

AMMAN: A cancer-stricken Palestinian girl from Gaza is now undergoing clinical observation prior to treatment at a specialist hospital in Jordan, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief.

Roza Al-Dreimli was transported to Amman from the Gaza Strip through the initiative of KSrelief, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s continued medical support for Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Al-Dreimli was prioritized because assessments indicated the need for advanced treatment of cancerous cells at the base of her brain. She is at the King Hussein Cancer Center, and being treated by a team of pediatricians.

She is currently undergoing “intensive clinical monitoring” to “ensure control of the condition, and prevent any potential neurological or visual complications resulting from the tumor’s location,” the SPA reported.

Al-Dreimli’s family expressed profound gratitude for KSrelief’s swift intervention, and hoped the specialized care would ensure a full recovery.

Such specialized care is currently unavailable in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s alleged genocidal destruction of hospitals and killing of medical workers since Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has systematically destroyed homes and commercial buildings and infrastructure in the Palestinian enclave, killing over 70,000 Palestinians, many of them unarmed men, women and children, and injuring more than 170,000.

Tel Aviv has stated that its actions were in retaliation to a raid by Hamas of Israeli border villages, during which the militant group reportedly killed more than 1,200 people and took 254 hostages.