Boys wave national flags with pictures of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during celebrations in Riyadh marking Saudi Arabi's National Day on September 23, 2020. AFP
Boys wave national flags with pictures of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during celebrations in Riyadh marking Saudi Arabi's National Day on September 23, 2020. AFP
Boys wave national flags with pictures of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during celebrations in Riyadh marking Saudi Arabi's National Day on September 23, 2020. AFP
Boys wave national flags with pictures of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during celebrations in Riyadh marking Saudi Arabi's National Day on September 23,

Saudi Arabia gears up for National Day


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Saudi Arabia's Entertainment Authority has released a list of celebrations for its 92nd National Day under the slogan “It is our home”.

They will run until September 26. National Day will fall on a Friday this year.

A new logo has been created with man and a woman in traditional dress and the Saudi flag, with Saudi megaprojects including Diriyah Gate, Neom’s The Line, and Amaala in the background.

Air and marine shows will be performed, featuring fighter jets, helicopters, boats and ships.

Firework displays will take place in 18 cities across the kingdom and local parks will host cultural exhibitions open to the public over the National Day long weekend.

School are off for national day celebrations from Wednesday until Sunday.

“All schools have a long weekend in honour of National Day for four days. We will be going to the corniche to see these amazing celebrations and air shows with my family — my son absolutely loved them last year,” said Ayesha Ahmad, a resident of Jeddah.

The celebrations taking place across the country will include live performances by military bands.

Parades and other musical performances by the Saudi Royal Guard Command will take place in Jeddah and Riyadh.

The Royal Saudi Air Force will perform shows in fourteen cities for 10 days, using Typhoon, F-15 and Tornado fighter jets, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

A special Cirque du Soleil show entitled ‘The Wealth of a Nation’ will be held at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh from Wednesday until Saturday.

Regional musical artists such as Mohammed Abdo, Rabeh Saqr, Ahlam, Majed Al Mohandes, Abadi, Al Jawhar and Angham will also perform.

Residents of Madinah can see a theatrical performance narrating the kingdom’s history at the Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Sports City at the weekend.

Saudi National Day is on September 23 every year. It marks the 1932 decree, issued by King Abdulaziz, which renamed the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Schools, fashion stores, restaurants and retailers are hosting National Day-themed events until Sunday.

Saudi National Day hashtags are already trending on Twitter. They include #اليوم_الوطني_السعودي (Saudi National Day) and #اليوم_الوطني_السعودي_92 (92nd Saudi National Day).

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 Suárez (10'), Cheryshev (23' og), Cavani (90')
Russia: Smolnikov (Red card: 36')

Man of the match: Diego Godin (Uruguay)

The more serious side of specialty coffee

While the taste of beans and freshness of roast is paramount to the specialty coffee scene, so is sustainability and workers’ rights.

The bulk of genuine specialty coffee companies aim to improve on these elements in every stage of production via direct relationships with farmers. For instance, Mokha 1450 on Al Wasl Road strives to work predominantly with women-owned and -operated coffee organisations, including female farmers in the Sabree mountains of Yemen.

Because, as the boutique’s owner, Garfield Kerr, points out: “women represent over 90 per cent of the coffee value chain, but are woefully underrepresented in less than 10 per cent of ownership and management throughout the global coffee industry.”

One of the UAE’s largest suppliers of green (meaning not-yet-roasted) beans, Raw Coffee, is a founding member of the Partnership of Gender Equity, which aims to empower female coffee farmers and harvesters.

Also, globally, many companies have found the perfect way to recycle old coffee grounds: they create the perfect fertile soil in which to grow mushrooms. 

Updated: September 19, 2022, 10:34 AM`