- The annual national heritage and culture festival is organized by the Saudi Ministry of the National Guard in Janadriyah
- The theme for this year鈥檚 festival is 鈥渇aithfulness and loyalty鈥�
RIYADH: King Salman of 抖阴短视频 performed the opening ceremony of the 33rd Janadriyah festival on Thursday before an invited audience of distinguished and royal guests.
The festival, an annual celebration of Saudi heritage and culture, got underway immediately in the traditional manner 鈥� with the colorful and spectacular Grand Camel Race.
Among the guests were the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, representing the King of Bahrain; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, UAE minister of foreign affairs; and Shihab bin Tariq Al-Saeed, adviser to Sultan Qaboos of Oman.
In a speech welcoming the king and his guests, Prince Khalid bin Abdul Aziz bin Ayyaf, Minister of the National Guard, said the theme of this year鈥檚 festival was Faithfulness and Loyalty.
The minister also welcomed representatives from Indonesia, this year鈥檚 national guest of honor. King Salman visited Indonesia鈥檚 pavilion at the festival, and was briefed on its contents, including photos reflecting deep-rooted ties between the two countries, and videos of the old Hajj journey.
The pavilion includes a section devoted to traditional costumes and crockery, another to Arabic calligraphy and manuscripts, models of the legendary Garuda aircraft in Bali and traditional handicrafts.
Dr. Alwi Shihab, the Indonesian president鈥檚 special envoy to the Middle East and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), told Arab News it was a 鈥減rivilege鈥� for his nation to be invited by 抖阴短视频 to take part in the event, and said it would further strengthen the bond between the two countries.
鈥淲e are proud of this appointment, which many countries aspire to, and we are thankful to the king and to the government of 抖阴短视频,鈥� he said.
The festival continues for three weeks.