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Saudi National Day (Arabic: اليوم الوطني للمملكة العربية السعودية al-Yawm al-Waṭanī lil-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya as-Saʿūdiyya) is a public holiday in Saudi Arabia celebrated annually on 23 September to commemorate the proclamation that renamed the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn ...
The Saudi authorities observed the celebrations of Founding Day on 22 February 2023. Holidays were declared for employees in public and private sector. [21] Celebrations kicked-off with a night air-show performed by the Saudi Hawks in Jubail whereas members of the armed forces held an event in Riyadh to showcase the country's heritage and ...
Saudi Flag Day ( Arabic: يوم العلم السعودي ), officially the Flag Day (Arabic: يوم العلم ), [1] is a public holiday in Saudi Arabia observed annually on March 11 to commemorate the adoption of the unstandardized version of the country's national flag by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud in 1937. [2] It was first celebrated on the ...
In March 2023, Saudia ordered 39 Boeing 787s split between the -9 and -10 variants, with options for a further ten aircraft. A Saudia Boeing 787-10 in 2024 with the new design and logo. In September 2023, Saudia announced a rebrand to a 1980s-like design and logo. It also introduced a new travel AI assistant called "SAUDIA", using Open AI's GPT ...
The national symbols of Saudi Arabia are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Saudi Arabia and of its culture.
A palm tree vert, two swords in saltire argent hilted or in base. The emblem of Saudi Arabia at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. The Saudi Arabian national emblem ( Arabic: شعار السعودية) was adopted in 1950. [ 1] According to the Saudi Basic Law, [ 2] it consists of two crossed swords with a palm tree in the ...
Saudi Arabia has at least 15 active military airfields. [28] As of 2011, Saudi Arabia has around 300 combat aircraft. The kingdom's combat aircraft are newly acquired Typhoons and upgraded Tornado IDS, F-15 Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter planes. Saudi Arabia has a further 80+ F-15 Eagles on order and an option to buy another 72 Typhoons.
Saudi Arabia secured qualification for the 2018 World Cup, their first in 12 years, [17] ahead of Australia. In the opening match, Saudi Arabia were crushed by hosts Russia 5–0, [18] making this the second largest victory of any host. [19] Saudi Arabia then lost 1–0 to a Luis Suárez goal that put Uruguay as the eventual group winners. [20]