Twitter replaces ‘Like’ emoji with Saudi flag on 92nd National Day

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Updated 05 October 2023
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Twitter replaces ‘Like’ emoji with Saudi flag on 92nd National Day

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  • To mark the Kingdom’s 92nd National Day, the GEA launched the largest program in the history of the country’s national day celebrations

RIYADH: The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, said on Friday that social networking site Twitter had replaced its “Like” emoji with the flag of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the Kingdom’s 92nd National Day — the first time it has done so for a country’s National Day.

Alalshikh called on those wishing to express their love and pride for Saudi Arabia to use the hashtag #Hey_Lana_Dar92.

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The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, called on those wishing to express their love and pride for Saudi Arabia to use the hashtag #Hey_Lana_Dar92.

To mark the Kingdom’s 92nd National Day, the GEA launched the largest program in the history of the country’s national day celebrations.

Saudis and expatriates alike marked the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s National Day with music, singing, dancing, a naval parade in Jeddah and a family carnival in Riyadh.

The GEA’s program for the celebrations includes hundreds of events, shows and recreational activities across the Kingdom, all under the theme “Hey Lana Dar.”