{"id":49690,"date":"2023-03-10T10:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T10:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharqiyah\/en\/?p=49690"},"modified":"2023-03-10T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:12:10","slug":"lionel-messi-is-heading-to-saudi-this-month-to-visit-the-countrys-biggest-tourist-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharqiyah\/en\/latest\/lionel-messi-is-heading-to-saudi-this-month-to-visit-the-countrys-biggest-tourist-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Is Heading To Saudi This Month To Visit The Country\u2019s Biggest Tourist Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Cup champ Lionel Messi will be gracing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia once again, but this time not to play a match but rather to explore the touristy sites of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<h2>Ahmed Al-Khateeb, the Minister of\u00a0Tourism\u00a0for\u00a0Saudi Arabia, shared a tweet about this, and yes, everyone is wondering which places he\u2019ll be visiting as Al-Khateeb hasn\u2019t specified that.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am happy to welcome our Tourism Ambassador and star Lionel Messi and his family and friends this month on his second visit to Saudi to enjoy our most beautiful tourism destinations, connect with our people and enjoy unique experiences! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VisitSaudi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VisitSaudi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCpX6JLAVu\">pic.twitter.com\/GCpX6JLAVu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmed Al Khateeb \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u064a\u0628 (@AhmedAlKhateeb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AhmedAlKhateeb\/status\/1633470354604666883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe PSG player and his entourage are expected to visit the country later this month.<\/p>\n<h2>They were here in May last year for the Jeddah Season and visited Jeddah\u2019s historic Al-Balad site, among others.<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s worth pointing out that Messi is an ambassador for Visit Saudi, the tourism ministry\u2019s promotional brand. With Messi being the centre of everything since the World Cup, those sights that he\u2019ll visit will definitely be thronged by tourists for months, or maybe years, to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World Cup champ Lionel Messi will be gracing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia once again, but this time not to play a match but rather to explore the touristy sites of Saudi Arabia. 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