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King Salman Orders Street in Riyadh Be Named after Badr bin Abdulmohsen 

Late poet Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Late poet Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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King Salman Orders Street in Riyadh Be Named after Badr bin Abdulmohsen 

Late poet Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Late poet Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

At the request of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered that a street in Riyadh be named after late Saudi poet Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen.

The street is located west of Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, south of King Salman road and north of Al Thoumamah road.

The gesture is in recognition of the late poet’s national role and impact on Saudi and Arab literature. Prince Badr passed away on May 4.

Born in Riyadh in April 1949, Prince Badr boasted a career that spanned 50 years during which his national poems enriched Saudi culture.

Prince Badr chaired the first board of the Saudi Arabian Society of Culture and Arts in 1973.

His work was adapted by the most renowned Saudi artists and have become part of the national culture. His fame spread across the Arab world, transforming him into a Saudi icon.

In 2019, King Salman awarded him the King Abdulaziz Medal and UNESCO honored his work on World Poetry Day.

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Egypt Tightens Measures to Prevent Another Crisis of Illegal Hajj Pilgrims

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Egyptian Ambassador to the Kingdom Ehab Abou Srei in Riyadh. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Egyptian Ambassador to the Kingdom Ehab Abou Srei in Riyadh. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)
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Egypt Tightens Measures to Prevent Another Crisis of Illegal Hajj Pilgrims

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Egyptian Ambassador to the Kingdom Ehab Abou Srei in Riyadh. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Egyptian Ambassador to the Kingdom Ehab Abou Srei in Riyadh. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt is intensifying its measures to prevent another crisis of illegal Hajj pilgrims, which had taken place in 2024 when thousands of people exploited visas to enter Saudi Arabia to illegally perform the Hajj.

Egyptian authorities had warned companies against flying travelers without the right visa. Coordination and communication are ongoing with Saudi authorities over the issue.

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz received in Riyadh Egyptian Ambassador to the Kingdom Ehab Abou Srei for talks on the measures Cairo is taking ahead of the upcoming Hajj season to avoid another crisis.

Egypt has formed a committee, headed by the prime minister, to manage the Hajj crisis.

A statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the ambassador stressed that firm measures will be taking against companies that commit violations related to the Hajj.

Last week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi formed a “crisis cell” that has referred 16 officials from a tourism company to the general prosecution for Hajj violations.

Egyptian authorities have hailed Saudi Arabia for providing all forms of support to legal pilgrims during the Hajj.

Member of the parliamentary tourism committee Ahmed Idriss said state agencies have taken measures to avert a new Hajj crisis in 2025.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said efforts have focused on combating fake entities that claim to be organizing Hajj trips, and on coordinating with Saudi authorities to crackdown on violators.