Um Alqura

2026

Regarding Al‑Badi‘ah Palace

In the lush meadows of al‑Muntazah, King Saud—may God have mercy on him—invited several dignitaries for an afternoon tea gathering. On that occasion, the poet Ahmad Ghazawi remarked: ‘My eyes have never seen a sight as beautiful as this… and its host is among the finest of men.’ This was...

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2026

King Saud relocated at Al‑Nasiriyyah Palace

His Majesty King Saud gifted Qasr al‑Hamra’ to the Council of Ministers, and further donated two additional royal palaces to the Ministry of Education to be transformed into institutions of learning. Both were located in the al‑Murabba‘ district—one formerly serving as the Council of Ministers’ headquarters and the other as...

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