Falcon fetches SR351,000 at Saudi auction

Saudi Falcons Club auctioned off a falcon for SR351,000 ($93,590), the third most expensive falcon ever sold. (SPA)
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Updated 14 November 2025
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Falcon fetches SR351,000 at Saudi auction

  • The event reinforces the Kingdom’s cultural identity, facilitates the transfer of falconry expertise to new generations, and provides an economic resource for the hundreds of participating falconers

RIYADH: A falcon was sold for SR351,000 ($93,590) at the 25th Saudi Falcons Club Auction, making it the third most expensive falcon sold to date at this year’s event.

Held at the club’s headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, the auction serves as the primary marketplace for locally bred falcons, coinciding with the annual trapping season, which runs until Nov. 30.

The event reinforces the Kingdom’s cultural identity, facilitates the transfer of falconry expertise to new generations, and provides an economic resource for the hundreds of participating falconers.

 


Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers co-chair coordination council in Riyadh

Updated 04 December 2025
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Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers co-chair coordination council in Riyadh

  • Meeting discussed strengthening cooperation through several initiatives
  • Executive committee provided an overview of the council’s activities

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, co-chaired the executive committee meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Riyadh.

The meeting on Thursday reviewed ties and ways to enhance them at both bilateral and multilateral levels. They also discussed strengthening cooperation through several initiatives that could elevate relations to broader prospects, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Both sides commended the cooperation among the committees under the coordination council.

The executive committee secretariat provided an overview of the council’s activities and its committees over the past period, along with the latest updates and preparatory work for the eighth meeting, the SPA added.

At the end of the meeting, the ministers signed the minutes of the council’s executive committee.