Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 highlights nation’s culture and artists

Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 highlights nation’s culture and artists
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Updated 09 July 2025
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Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 highlights nation’s culture and artists

Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 highlights nation’s culture and artists
  • Since opening in April, the studios have hosted more than 115 events

OSAKA: The Kingdom’s pavilion at Expo 2025 is showcasing contemporary Saudi Arabia artworks tailored for a Japanese audience, which is aimed at promoting cultural ties between the two countries.

The artworks are on show within two cultural studios that are also used to host workshops and exhibitions.

Since opening in April, the studios have hosted more than 115 events, including exhibitions and live performances, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently.

The events in the cultural spaces feature Saudi Arabia artists who showcase the Kingdom’s heritage.

Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at Expo 2025 is the second-largest after Japan. It has registered more than 1 million visits.

Expo 2025 Osaka began in April and will conclude in October.


Saudi Arabia sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

Saudi Arabia sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash
Updated 13 November 2025
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Saudi Arabia sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

Saudi Arabia sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash
  • Ankara says the soldiers were killed when a military transport flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye crashed in Georgia
  • It was the deadliest incident involving Turkish troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday evening sent condolences to authorities in Turkiye after a Turkish military aircraft crashed in Sighnaghi, eastern Georgia, killing 20 soldiers.

In its message, the ministry affirmed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the government of Turkiye after the tragic incident, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Earlier, Ankara had confirmed that 20 of its soldiers died the previous day when a C-130 cargo plane serving as a military transport crashed in Georgia while flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye. It was the deadliest incident involving the NATO member state’s troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria.

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