Issue

11

February 2017

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Exploring the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Monthly e-newsletter

A monthly e-newsletter that helps to bring to our dear readers a glimpse of the many

Saudi national, heritage, cultural and entertainment events. A pleasant journey through

the various colors of Saudi Arabia and a simple taste of its unique charm.

THIS ISSUE: AL-JANADRIYAH SPECIAL

1. About the Festival

2. Highlights on the 31th Edition

3. MOFA at Al-Janadriyah

4. Egypt: The Guest Country

Al-Janadriyah

Cultural and Heritage Festival

Official website:

http://www.janadria.org.sa/Pages/default.aspx

Highlights on the 31th Edition:

The 31th edition took place from the 1/2/2017 till 17/2/2017 and it was launched with a

spectacular opening ceremony attended by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King

Salman bin Abdulaziz, members of the Royal Family as well as High Profile Regional and

International personalities and foreign diplomats. The ceremony also featured the historical

camel racing and the rewarding of several illustrious Saudi cultural professors and thinkers.

MOFA at Al-Janadriyah:

Since its first participation in the Janadriyah Festival, back in the 2004, the Saudi Ministry

of Foreign Affairs has always attracted the attention of the foreign and local visitors with

its various treasurable displays that aided them in witnessing the cultural and political

history of the Kingdom. This year the Ministry, with its 375msq pavilion, shared many of

its precious documentations, such as:

- A set of international agreements and treaties that have accompanied the Unification

of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

- A set of old political passports including the passports belonging to the late King Faisal

bin Abdulaziz, the late King Fahad bin Abdulaziz, and the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

as well as the passports of senior state officials

- A set of the Ministry's official seals and stamps that were used also in treaties

concluded by the late King Abdulaziz himself before and after the Unification of the

Kingdom

- A set of rare portraits belonging to late Saudi Foreign Ministers

In addition, a special attention was reserved to the families and children visiting the

pavilion where special artistic workshop and gallery were dedicated to them.

For more footage on MOFA's Pavilion at Al- Janadriyah, Kindly visit MOFA's official account on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Nrkob8GKo

Egypt: The Guest Country

Each year the festival welcomes a foreign country as an honor guest by embracing the distinctive social aspects of this country and introducing it to the visitors. The previous editions witnessed the participation of countries such as the UAE, China,

France and Germany. This edition, the Festival hosted Egypt and the Minister of

Culture Dr. Helmy El-Namnam attended the opening ceremony and visited his

country's 2500msq pavilion, which was divided into 20 sections, enriched with the

unique Egyptian artistic and cultural flavor.