Saudi pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai receives 2 million visitors

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December 26, 2021

The pavilion is considered to be the largest after that of the host’s and has already achieved three Guinness World Records

DUBAI: Two million people have visited the Kingdom’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, making up more than 30 percent of the expo’s total visitors.

Visitors to the Kingdom’s pavilion, which officially opened on Oct. 1, have traveled from Arab countries and further afield.

There have also been high-level visits from diplomatic delegations.

The committee said that this is the highest percentage of visitors heading to one pavilion within 86 days in the history of international exhibitions.

The pavilion offers, over a period of six months, more than 1,800 events, activities, programs and themed weeks that reflect the Kingdom’s rich nature, vibrant society, longstanding heritage and economic opportunities.

There is also a sustainable energy station, a strong presence of Saudi heritage handicrafts, shows featuring popular folklore, and famous dishes from all of the country’s regions.

Pavilion visitors are taken on discovery tours that reflect the young spirit of Saudi Arabia and its cultural, innovative, economic and investment opportunities.

The pavilion is considered to be the largest after that of the host’s and has already achieved three Guinness World Records for the largest interactive light floor, the longest interactive water curtain and the largest interactive digital screen mirror.

DUBAI: Big changes under way in Saudi Arabia could turn the Kingdom into the top market in the Middle East for Rolls-Royce cars, Torsten Muller-Otvos, the elite motor company’s chief executive, told Arab News.

“Saudi obviously is a big market. I see even more potential to come from Saudi in the years to come because the market is currently also opening up and is growing,” said Muller-Otvos, citing the royal decree of 2017 that granted Saudi women the right to drive and obtain driving licences for the first time.

“We see now the first female drivers in our cars in Saudi and for that reason I foresee we might in a couple of years talk about this being a massive, great market. It might even one day be the number one market in the entire region. Who knows? Potential-wise, it’s possible, but it depends on some other aspects,” he added.

ARAB NEWS

December 26, 2021

The joint drill aims to enhance military cooperation, coordination and exchange of expertise

JEDDAH: The Royal Saudi Air Force and their US counterparts concluded a bilateral exercise in western Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s defense ministry said on Sunday.

The combat readiness maneuvers were held at King Abdullah Air Base and are part of a number of joint exercises between both countries’ air forces to enhance military cooperation, coordination and exchange of expertise.

“The exercise aims to strengthen military ties and raise combat readiness, and the scenario was implemented as planned in advance with high skill and precision,” the ministry said.