Saudi pavilion ready to shine at Expo 2020 Dubai

Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. (SPA)
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Updated 08 September 2021
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Saudi pavilion ready to shine at Expo 2020 Dubai

  • Expo 2020 Dubai is set to take place next October

RIYADH: A crystal-studded art installation and a special water feature are some of the attractions awaiting visitors at the Kingdom’s Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion, which has closed for construction and is ready for the global event.
Construction on the Saudi pavilion began last year in February and the building is second in size to that of host nation the UAE.
It is six stories high, and features 650 solar panels that have been sourced from Saudi entrepreneurs and manufactured in the Kingdom.
Expo 2020 Dubai is set to take place next October.


Saudi leadership offers condolences to Kuwait on death of former Olympic committee president

Updated 26 February 2026
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Saudi leadership offers condolences to Kuwait on death of former Olympic committee president

  • Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah died on Wednesday aged 90

RIYADH: The Saudi leadership expressed condolences to the Kuwaiti leadership following the death of Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah, the former president of the Kuwait Olympic Committee.

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their condolences and sympathy to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Additionally, the crown prince sent a separate cable of condolences to his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Salman died on Wednesday at the age of 90. He was the former president of both the Kuwait Football Federation and the Al-Arabi Sporting Club. Beginning his career as a football player at Al-Arabi in the 1950s, he dedicated 70 years to developing sports in the country.