Saudi Arabia Launches ‘Common Ground' Festival Celebrating Iraqi Culture

The Common Ground festival began its first day with a diverse program celebrating Iraqi culture. SPA
The Common Ground festival began its first day with a diverse program celebrating Iraqi culture. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Launches ‘Common Ground' Festival Celebrating Iraqi Culture

The Common Ground festival began its first day with a diverse program celebrating Iraqi culture. SPA
The Common Ground festival began its first day with a diverse program celebrating Iraqi culture. SPA

The Saudi Ministry of Culture on Wednesday launched the activities and programs of the "Common Ground" festival at Mega Studio in Boulevard City, Riyadh, celebrating Iraqi culture.

The program included an artistic evening and a tribute to Iraqi poet Kareem Al-Iraqi, who had contributed to enriching the artistic, literary, and cultural scene.

The Common Ground festival began its first day with a diverse program celebrating Iraqi culture, which included several seminars discussing cultural and intellectual topics related to the history of both countries.

The festival will continue until December 31, with its cultural program resuming on Thursday with a series of dialogue sessions in collaboration with the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah).



Saudi Culture Minister Meets with Egypt’s President

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan met in Cairo on Tuesday with Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi.
Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan met in Cairo on Tuesday with Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi.
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Saudi Culture Minister Meets with Egypt’s President

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan met in Cairo on Tuesday with Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi.
Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan met in Cairo on Tuesday with Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi.

Upon directives from the Kingdom’s leadership, Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan met in Cairo on Tuesday with Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi.
Prince Badr delivered the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to the Egyptian president.
Attending the meeting were Minister of State and Cabinet Member Dr. Essam bin Saad bin Saeed, Vice Minister of Culture Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez, Assistant Minister of Culture Rakhan Ibrahim Al-Touq, and Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Saleh bin Eid Al-Husseini.