Aseel AlYaqoub wins seventh Ithra Art Prize for Flora Incognita
Ithra names Aseel AlYaqoub seventh-edition winner for Flora Incognita, one of five finalist works on display at its museum in Dhahran.
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Ithra Continues Saudi National Day Celebrations with 36 Cultural and Entertainment Events in Dhahran
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran is continuing its Saudi National Day celebrations with a program featuring 36…
Ithra Wraps Up Short Plays Competition 2026 with 123 Talents from Saudi Arabia and the Arab World
The sixth Ithra Short Plays Competition closed on 15 August 2026 in Dhahran with five finalists from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain…
Ithra Art Prize 2026 Exhibition Opens in Dhahran and Runs Until 31 December
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is showing the five finalist works of the seventh Ithra Art Prize in Gallery 1…
Ithra Opens Exhibition of Ithra Art Prize 2026 Finalists Ahead of Selecting the Winner
Five works from Kuwait, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine are on show at the Ithra Museum in Dhahran, brought together in one…
Red Sea Film Foundation Wins Four Awards at the Saudi Film Festival 2026
Films backed by the Red Sea Fund took the Golden Palm for best feature ("Hijra"), best Gulf film ("Erkalla: Gilgamesh's Dream"), a…
Saudi Film Festival Closes Its 12th Edition by Honoring Winners and Backing Film Projects
At Ithra in Dhahran, Shahad Ameen's "Hijra" won the Golden Palm for best feature and Sarah Taibah best actress, while the production…
Saudi Film Festival 2026 Opens Its 12th Edition to Support the Film Industry and Empower National Talent
Running from 26 June to 2 July 2026 at Ithra in Dhahran, the festival organized by the Cinema Association with the Film…
Saudi Film Festival Spotlights Identity and Heritage Through Saudi Documentaries at Ithra
The 12th edition opened with the feature "Hijra" and screened documentaries on the Saudi bisht, a Saudi hacker, the Al Midqal dance…
384,000 Participants from 61 Countries Join the 11th Edition of Ithra's "Iqra" Competition
Registrations for the Arabic reading competition doubled to a record 384,000 students, with interviews in July, an enrichment gathering from 19 July…
Eid Al-Adha Celebrations at Ithra Draw More Than 85,000 Visitors with Experiences Inspired by Six Islamic Cultures
Over four days under the theme "Ithra Eid: Moments We Share", visitors explored Eid traditions from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Morocco, Indonesia…
More Than 85,000 Visitors Experience World Cultures at Ithra's Eid Al-Adha Celebrations
Four days of "Ithra Eid: Moments We Share" brought Eid traditions from six Islamic countries to Dhahran, with concerts by Humood AlKhudher,…
More Than 30 Cultural and Entertainment Events: Ithra Celebrates Eid Al-Adha 2026 with Distinctive Global Experiences
From 28 to 31 May 2026 under the theme "Ithra Eid: Moments We Share", the center presents six cultures of the Islamic…
"Science Days" at Ithra Closes Its Run by Turning Amusement Rides into Inspiring Interactive Science Experiments
Over ten days at the Energy Exhibit from 7 to 16 May 2026, children and families explored energy, motion, gravity and engineering…
30,000 Visitors Relive the Kingdom's Beginnings at Ithra's Founding Day Celebrations in Dammam
Over three days, Ithra recreated the early days of the Saudi state with a Diriyah-inspired plaza, oral storytelling, heritage crafts and the…
Ithra Launches Fifth "Iqra" Reading Marathon with 52 Libraries from 13 Arab Countries
Running from 5 to 7 February, the marathon has grown 235 percent over last year and plants a tree for every 100…
Ithra Launches Winter Season With 130 Cultural and Creative Programs as Part of "Khobar Season 2025"
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) has launched its new "Ithra Winter" season, offering more than 130 cultural and creative…
Ithra Draws 150,000 Visitors for 95th National Day Programming
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) welcomed more than 150,000 visitors over six days, with programming on Saudi coffee heritage, the…