Saudi government’s cultural showcase in Ottawa postponed

‘Logistical’ concerns have derailed the four-day festival planned for this week.

Left: Saudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir AlSudairy alongside Fahad Kafoud, ambassador of Qatar, and Hussain Ali Al-Fadhala, Qatar’s first secretary, at a reception in Ottawa in 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

May 16, 2016

The Saudi government has postponed a big cultural festival scheduled to take place in downtown Ottawa this week, according to the Saudi Embassy. The Saudi Cultural Days festival, which was to include a dance on Parliament Hill ...

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