Saudi Interior Ministry Launches King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival Special Stamp

The stamp will be available during the festival for passengers traveling through King Khalid International Airport. SPA
The stamp will be available during the festival for passengers traveling through King Khalid International Airport. SPA
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Saudi Interior Ministry Launches King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival Special Stamp

The stamp will be available during the festival for passengers traveling through King Khalid International Airport. SPA
The stamp will be available during the festival for passengers traveling through King Khalid International Airport. SPA

The Saudi Ministry of Interior’s General Directorate of Passports, in collaboration with the Saudi Falcons Club, launched a special stamp on King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2024 for visitors to the Kingdom.
The issuance of the stamp coincides with the festival's activities, from December 3 to 19, at the club's headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh.
The stamp will be available during the festival for passengers traveling through King Khalid International Airport.



Australian Hiker Found Alive after Surviving for Two Weeks on Berries and Muesli Bars

A general view of Cooma Hospital where hiker Hadi Nazari was transferred to for a health check in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 08 January 2025. (EPA)
A general view of Cooma Hospital where hiker Hadi Nazari was transferred to for a health check in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 08 January 2025. (EPA)
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Australian Hiker Found Alive after Surviving for Two Weeks on Berries and Muesli Bars

A general view of Cooma Hospital where hiker Hadi Nazari was transferred to for a health check in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 08 January 2025. (EPA)
A general view of Cooma Hospital where hiker Hadi Nazari was transferred to for a health check in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 08 January 2025. (EPA)

An Australian student missing for two weeks near the country's tallest mountain was found on Wednesday, after surviving by foraging for berries, drinking water from a creek and finding two muesli bars left behind by other hikers, police said.

Hadi Nazari, a 23-year-old university student from Melbourne, went missing from his group of friends on December 26 in the Kosciuszko National Park.

Nazari was found on Wednesday afternoon by a group of hikers who alerted the authorities, police in the state of New South Wales said.

“This is the fourteenth day we've been looking for him and for him to come out and be in such good spirits and in such great condition, it’s incredible," NSW Police Inspector Josh Broadfoot said.

The student was in "really good spirits" with no significant injuries, he added.

More than 300 people had searched for Nazari across rugged bushland, police said. The national park is home to the 2,228 meter (7,310 foot) Mount Kosciuszko.