SOURCE: QUARTZ BY: DAN KOPF The Hajj is a huge feat of logistics. In 2018, an estimated 1.5 million people will take part in the annual Islamic pilgrimage to holy sites in and around Mecca, Saudi Arabia. About 1.3 million of them will come from abroad, according to Arab News. For many, it will be a … Continued
The crown prince is liberalising social norms and the economy, but clamping down on political dissent SOURCE: THE ECONOMIST YEAR AFTER YEAR Arwa Alneami’s pictures of women at an amusement park captured the obsessions of Saudi Arabia’s killjoy religious police. On “the ship”, a wild-swinging ride, black-clad women and white-robed men were made to sit … Continued
SOURCE: THE ECONOMIST ONE Saudi cleric thundered that letting women drive would lead to immorality and a lack of virgins. Another declared that women were incapable of taking the wheel because they were half-brained. Still another drew on science, ruling that driving would damage their ovaries. Such tosh is at last being cast aside. On … Continued
SOURCE: NEWSWEEK BY: TOM O’CONNOR Saudi Arabia has reportedly begun talks to bolster the Arab element of a U.S.-backed force tasked with defeating the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Syria. Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday that three Saudi Arabian military advisers flew to the northern Syrian town of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, to … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday of a vast entertainment resort that is at the heart of an ambitious strategy to open the economy and ease social restrictions. Qiddiya, about an hour’s drive from Riyadh, is being built on a 334 sq km … Continued
The Saudi Arabian edition of Arab Fashion Week joins designers from Europe and the Arab world over the course of four days. SOURCE: KHALEEJ TIMES Jean Paul Gaultier and Roberto Cavalli are in Saudi Arabia – headlining the kingdom’s first ever Arab FashionWeek, an event that opened Tuesday to equal parts excitement and controversy. Two … Continued
Marvel superhero movie to receive gala screening in Riyadh on 18 April as Gulf state ends longstanding ban on cinemas SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Black Panther is to become the first film shown in Saudi Arabian cinemas in 35 years when the Gulf state reverses a ban on theatres next month. According to reports, the Marvel blockbuster … Continued
SOURCE: VERDICT BY: SHOSHANA KEDEM As Saudi Arabia’s powerful prince pushes through new laws to bring the Kingdom into the 21st century, fashion on the streets of one of the world’s most conservative countries may never be the same again. As the Kingdom opens its gates to Arab Fashion Week next week, it is in the … Continued
The visit by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has highlighted UK responsiblities in the devastating war SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Two announcements marked the end of the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the UK on Friday. First came a £100m aid deal, promptly branded a “national disgrace”. While DfID says it will pool … Continued
SOURCE: THE MEDIA LINE BY: MICHAEL FRIEDSON Women in Saudi Arabia rejoiced recently when they received the right to drive. Another barrier fell last October when it was announced that women may now attend certain soccer matches. The new privilege begins next week. Three stadiums where the Saudi Professional League plays – in Riyadh, Jeddah … Continued
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. The 5% levy is being applied to the majority of goods and services. Gulf states have long attracted foreign workers with the promise of tax-free living. But governments want to increase revenue in … Continued
SOURCE:HAARETZ BY: MOLLY BERNSTEIN The release of an animated video, ‘Saudi Strike Force,’ showing an all-out war between the Sunni and Shi’ite superpowers, comes at a time of rising tensions in the region An animated video depicting a Saudi Arabian military victory over Iran dominated social media this week in the Arab world against the … Continued
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