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AlUla Camel Cup to be Organized in March Under the Patronage of Saudi Crown Prince

Inscriptions showing beauty in the ancient history of AlUla (Royal Commission for AlUla website)
Inscriptions showing beauty in the ancient history of AlUla (Royal Commission for AlUla website)
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AlUla Camel Cup to be Organized in March Under the Patronage of Saudi Crown Prince

Inscriptions showing beauty in the ancient history of AlUla (Royal Commission for AlUla website)
Inscriptions showing beauty in the ancient history of AlUla (Royal Commission for AlUla website)

Under the patronage of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), AlUla Camel Cup will be held from March 14-17, with a grand prize pool of SR80 million.

The RCU said that the AlUla Camel Cup is organized by RCU in collaboration with the Saudi Camel Racing Federation.

The event seeks to develop camel sport as a basic component of the Kingdom's cultural heritage and will be pinnacle of the Kingdom's camel-racing season.

Amr AlMadani, CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla said: “The AlUla Camel Cup will celebrate the most noble of Saudi Arabian sporting traditions, welcoming royalty VIPS, the elite of the sport and many distinguished guests to the most glorious of settings for this illustrious occasion.”

For his part, Mahmoud Suleiman Albalawi, Executive Director of the Saudi Camel Racing Federation, said: “The pinnacle of the Saudi Arabian camel racing season, which will crown a Champion of Champions, can have no better setting than the performance grade track at AlUla, a jewel of the desert where tradition meets modernity.

AlUla Camel Cup is one of the flagship sports events of AlUla Moments 2023 calendar of events and festivals, which includes five major festivals and six marque events. Other sports events taking place include “The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup in AlUla 2023, “AlUla Trail Race", and the "Saudi Tour".

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Lava Fountain Spews Over 100 Feet into the Air from Hawaii Volcano 

In this webcam photo provided by the US Geological Survey, a fountain of lava shoots up from the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Hawaii. (US Geological Survey via AP)
In this webcam photo provided by the US Geological Survey, a fountain of lava shoots up from the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Hawaii. (US Geological Survey via AP)
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Lava Fountain Spews Over 100 Feet into the Air from Hawaii Volcano 

In this webcam photo provided by the US Geological Survey, a fountain of lava shoots up from the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Hawaii. (US Geological Survey via AP)
In this webcam photo provided by the US Geological Survey, a fountain of lava shoots up from the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Hawaii. (US Geological Survey via AP)

Lava from a Hawaii volcano shot into the sky Tuesday in tall fountains that were expected to grow even bigger as part of an off-and-on eruption.

The eruption began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big island.

Tuesday was the eruption's 12th episode. What began in the morning with sporadic, small flows became continuous fountaining in the afternoon, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. They reached 150 to 165 feet (45 to 60 meters) and were expected to grow.

A webcam showed a vigorous fountain of bright red lava.

No residential areas have been threatened by the eruption. People have been flocking to overlook sites inside the park for views of the fiery show.

The length of time for each fountaining episode has varied from several hours to several days. Episodes have been separated by pauses lasting from less than 24 hours to 12 days, according to the observatory.