Bidding Begins Friday at International Falcon Breeders Auction in Saudi Arabia

The event, running from August 5 to 24, features over 35 elite falcon production farms from 16 countries showcasing their prized birds for sale. (SPA)
The event, running from August 5 to 24, features over 35 elite falcon production farms from 16 countries showcasing their prized birds for sale. (SPA)
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Bidding Begins Friday at International Falcon Breeders Auction in Saudi Arabia

The event, running from August 5 to 24, features over 35 elite falcon production farms from 16 countries showcasing their prized birds for sale. (SPA)
The event, running from August 5 to 24, features over 35 elite falcon production farms from 16 countries showcasing their prized birds for sale. (SPA)

The first auction night of this year's International Falcon Breeders Auction event starts on Friday night at the Saudi Falcons Club headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh.

The event, running from August 5 to 24, features over 35 elite falcon production farms from 16 countries showcasing their prized birds for sale.

Twelve auction nights will be held throughout the event. Competitions are streamed live on TV channels and the club's social media platforms. The club will announce the falcons on offer before each auction night.

The event provides a valuable networking opportunity for falconers and breeders from around the world. It aligns with the Saudi Falcons Club's commitment to preserving falconry heritage and promoting the Kingdom as a global center for the sport.



Saudi Culture Ministry Adds 118 Educational Institutions to its Cultural Scholarship Program

Saudi Culture Ministry Adds 118 Educational Institutions to its Cultural Scholarship Program
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Saudi Culture Ministry Adds 118 Educational Institutions to its Cultural Scholarship Program

Saudi Culture Ministry Adds 118 Educational Institutions to its Cultural Scholarship Program

The Saudi Ministry of Culture said it is expanding its Cultural Scholarship Program by adding 118 educational institutions to the list of accredited educational institutions.
The move aims to lend support to national cadres, respond to the growing needs of the labor market, and achieve the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 related to culture, SPA reported.
The new addition brings the number of educational institutions supported by the program to 278, distributed in 15 countries: the largest number, 58 institutions, in US, 40 institutions in UK, and one in Russia. Students may obtain scholarships in 13 cultural fields.
The newly added educational institutions include prestigious international universities, most notably: the University of San Francisco, Arizona State University, University of Colorado Boulder, Royal Holloway, University of London, the University of Liverpool, Padova University, in Italy, and Lund University, in Sweden.
The Cultural Scholarship Program is comprehensive and offers a diversity of specializations in the cultural and artistic fields. Scholarship students will have their study costs funded, financial guarantee, paid living expenses, for them and their companions, medical insurance, travel tickets, and will have their academic development followed up on and evaluated.