A Saudi girl waves a national flag as she stands by her seat in a stadium, attending an event in the capital Riyadh on September 23, 2017 commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. The national day celebration coincides with a crucial time for Saudi Arabia, which is in a battle for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a controversial military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. / AFP / Fayez Nureldine
Saudi families sit in a stadium to attend an event in the capital Riyadh on September 23, 2017 commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. The national day celebration coincides with a crucial time for Saudi Arabia, which is in a battle for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a controversial military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. / AFP / Fayez Nureldine
مسن حرص على الحضور بصحبة أسرته. (أ. ف. ب)
A Saudi woman flashes the victory gesture while wearing a coloured wig above her head-dress, as she arrives outside a stadium to attend an event in the capital Riyadh on September 23, 2017 commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. The national day celebration coincides with a crucial time for Saudi Arabia, which is in a battle for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a controversial military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. / AFP / Fayez Nureldine
Saudi Arabia families arrive to a rally to celebrate the 87th annual National Day of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 23,2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
فتيات وسيدات بصحبة أطفالهن في مدرجات استاد الملك فهد الدولي بالرياض لمشاهدة فعالية «ملحمة وطن». (أ. ف. ب)
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Saudi families sit in a stadium to attend an event in the capital Riyadh on September 23, 2017 commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. The national day celebration coincides with a crucial time for Saudi Arabia, which is in a battle for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a controversial military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. / AFP / Fayez Nureldine
Saudi Arabia women arrive to a rally to celebrate the 87th annual National Day of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
Saudi families sit in a stadium waving national flags, to attend an event in the capital Riyadh on September 23, 2017 commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. The national day celebration coincides with a crucial time for Saudi Arabia, which is in a battle for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a controversial military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. / AFP / Fayez Nureldine
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للمرة الأولى تحضر العائلات السعودية إلى استاد الملك فهد الدولي في الرياض، وتحضر المرأة السعودية على المقاعد الزرقاء التي اشتهر بها الملعب التاريخي المُفتتح عام 1987، في سابقة من نوعها حظيت خلالها بفرصة تاريخية بحضور حدث يقام داخل هذه الدرة بعد ثلاثة عقود من تأسيسه، لكن ليس من أجل مشاهدة كرة قدم أو حدث رياضي يقام على عشبه الأخضر كما هي العادة، بل للاستمتاع بالفعاليات التي ترعاها الهيئة العامة للترفيه بالتنسيق مع هيئة الرياضة، وفي مقدمتها «ملحمة وطن» التي نظمتها الهيئة ضمن روزنامة فعالياتها لليوم الوطني السابع والثمانين وتستمر حتى اليوم.