Diriyah Announced Capital of Arab Culture for 2030

Diriyah Announced Capital of Arab Culture for 2030

The Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECSO) announced the selection of Diriyah as the capital of Arab culture for 2030, due to its immortal symbolism at the level of culture locally and regionally, and its remarkable history with a civilized legacy that is still influential till today.
The announcement came after the endorsement of the Arab Ministers of Culture at their annual meeting under the umbrella of the ALECSO, which was held in Dubai between December 19 and 20, 2021, to choose Diriyah as the Arab Capital of Culture for 2030, after the organization’s permanent committee for culture approved the vote, so that this became the second time that a Saudi city is chosen as the Arab capital of culture, after Riyadh was named in 2000.
Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the Minister of Culture and Chairman of the National Committee for Education, Science and Culture, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, for the great support that the Saudi culture receives in all its fields, which resulted