RIYADH: Two new land routes for camels, covering a total of 125 kilometers and leading to the site of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, are set to open in the Sayhid area, northeast of Riyadh, the Saudi Camel Club, and the Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority have announced.
Both organizations, along with the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services, have completed their preparations for the Tahlia and Alhadab routes along the Riyadh and Dammam Highway, which is 125 kilometers long and two kilometers wide in the north.
Camel owners going to the camel festival via Alhadab from the southern side of the 85-kilometer-long reserve will be able to travel to the Sayhid on a route through the reserve to the Sayhid. Those traveling from the east will be able to use a 40-kilometer route along the Tahlia road via the “Erq Jham.”
The maximum time that will be allowed for camel journeys is three days and traffic will be monitored by the Camel Club, the commission, and the Special Forces for Environmental Security.
“The equipping and opening of the routes is a major convenience to get to the venue of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Sayhid in Ramah Governorate,” the Camel Club said. “Owners will be able to accompany the camels with their vehicles.”
The festival is an annual cultural, economic, sporting, recreational, tourism and entertainment event organized under royal patronage with the goal of promoting the significance of camels to cultural heritage in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 2000 and this year’s event will take place during the winter season. The Camel Club was taken over by the Saudi Camel Federation in 2018.
Permission to develop and use the new, safer routes was granted as part of an agreement between the Camel Club and the reserve’s development authority that aims to support and preserve national heritage associated with desert life, and to promote sustainability and community awareness through the development of joint projects, programs and events at Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve, King Khalid Royal Reserve and through the Camel Club.
The agreement also includes initiatives designed to support cultural programs, community awareness, and cooperation in efforts to build national capacities and provide training in the fields of desert life and culture, as well as camel-related national heritage.
Two new land routes for camels set to open in Saudi Arabia
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Two new land routes for camels set to open in Saudi Arabia
- The new routes, which cover 125 km, will be used by owners traveling with their animals to King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Sayhid, northeast of Riyadh
- The maximum time that will be allowed for camel journeys is three days
Expo 2030 Riyadh signs strategic partnership with Saudi Media Forum
- Under the partnership, Expo 2030 Riyadh will serve as the SMF’s “foresight partner,” in line with the event’s “Foresight for Tomorrow” theme
RIYADH: Expo 2030 Riyadh has formalized a strategic partnership with the Saudi Media Forum as organizers step up preparations for event.
The agreement was signed on Monday during a ceremony attended by Talal Al-Marri, CEO of the Expo 2030 Riyadh Company, and Mohammed Al-Harthi, chairman of the Saudi Media Forum and president of the Arab States Broadcasting Union.
Under the partnership, Expo 2030 Riyadh will serve as the SMF’s “foresight partner,” in line with the event’s “Foresight for Tomorrow” theme.
The collaboration will also see the expo play a prominent role in this year’s forum, which is currently taking place until Wednesday, highlighting its significant by engaging with Saudi Arabia’s media ecosystem.
SMF has also committed to supporting Expo 2030 Riyadh through opportunities across leading media outlets throughout the year, aiming to strengthen engagement with audiences across the Kingdom.
“Our partnership with the Saudi Media Forum is a key enabler as we progress toward delivering Expo 2030 Riyadh,” said Al-Marri.
“By working closely with a vital platform whose reach extends across the Kingdom, we are strengthening our ability to communicate (the) expo’s vision, purpose and legacy. Through this collaboration, we are looking forward to engaging audiences in Saudi Arabia to build momentum and reinforce the impact of Expo 2030 Riyadh beyond the event itself.
Al-Harthi said the agreement underlined the importance of media in supporting major national initiatives.
“Expo 2030 Riyadh is a significant moment for Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi Media Forum is proud to support its success by amplifying its story and contribution to the Kingdom,” he said.
