Taif becoming a major tourist attraction in the Kingdom

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Taif is fast becoming a major tourist hub in the Kingdom, with visitors arriving from around the world, including the Gulf, to enjoy its pristine environment and natural attractions during holiday celebrations. (SPA)
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Taif is fast becoming a major tourist hub in the Kingdom, with visitors arriving from around the world, including the Gulf, to enjoy its pristine environment and natural attractions during holiday celebrations. (SPA)
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Taif is fast becoming a major tourist hub in the Kingdom, with visitors arriving from around the world, including the Gulf, to enjoy its pristine environment and natural attractions during holiday celebrations. (SPA)
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Updated 12 April 2024
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Taif becoming a major tourist attraction in the Kingdom

  • This top-notch summer destination is characterized by a variety of geographical details and shapes
  • Taif’s diversity is supported by other attractive factors that suit the local inhabitants’ tastes

TAIF: Taif is fast becoming a major tourist hub in the Kingdom, with visitors arriving from around the world, including the Gulf, to enjoy its pristine environment and natural attractions during holiday celebrations.
The heavily forested region is home to spacious valleys and ample water courses. For the holidays, Taif hosted families who exchanged gifts and good wishes, while enjoying the tranquility, rural landscapes and fresh air, SPA reports.
This top-notch summer destination is characterized by a variety of geographical details and shapes, a unique diversity that will remain rooted in the memory of youngsters and their parents.
Taif’s diversity is supported by other attractive factors that suit the local inhabitants’ tastes. In fact, rich and vast places are at the disposal of inhabitants and their children to discharge their energy and feed their passion need to explore and go on adventures, as well as to encourage them to be more active and physically healthy.
Taif has been characterized by its heritage and fresh air that visitors seek to recharge their spirit. The city holds latent aesthetic aspects at the natural level, as well as at the level of unique architectural heritage in terms of tourism. This heritage was created by the contemporary development and renaissance generations and takes visitors back in time to their ancestors’ achievements and heritage, while narrating the story of changes that occurred between Taif yesterday and Taif today.


Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman

Updated 24 December 2025
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Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman

  • Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz

LONDON: Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, received on Wednesday the Military Order of Oman (Second Class) in recognition of his efforts and contributions in strengthening military cooperation between Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The order was presented by Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al-Said, the deputy prime minister for defense affairs, when he received the Saudi Air Force commander in his office at Al-Murtafa’a Camp in Muscat.

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz, according to the Oman News Agency.

Several Omani officials, including Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al-Ghafri, the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, attended the ceremony. Also present were the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Oman Ibrahim bin Saad bin Bishan, and the military attache from the Saudi Embassy in Muscat.

In a separate meeting on Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz and his Omani counterpart Al-Ghafri discussed training and drills between the two air forces, as well as aspects of military cooperation.