HM King attends Camel Festival in Riyadh
Riyadh : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday attended the concluding ceremony of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Riyadh on the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Prince Faisal bin Bander bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Governor of Riyadh Region, and senior officials received HM, the King on his arrival in Riyadh.
“We express our utmost delight at this visit to the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and meeting again with our brother Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. May Allah preserve and nurture him,” said a statement delivered by the HM, the King.
Expressing delight at participating in the festival, HM, the King said that the heritage festival reflects the bright and shiny image of the Saudi culture in all of its noble societal dimensions and the genuine policy of the Saudi leadership consolidated by late King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founder of the modern Saudi State.
The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, once a local desert custom, is now a major competition, with prizes and gifts worth millions of Saudi riyals. Often referred to as Miss Camel globally, the festival attracts thousands of visitors and enthusiasts every day, organisers said.
The annual historic heritage festival held in Rimah, north of the capital Riyadh, was founded in 1999 by a group of local Bedouin people to select the most beautiful camel.
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