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‘Too hot outside’: Saudis take to walking, jogging in malls

The shops have not yet opened, but the air-conditioned concourse of a Riyadh shopping mall is crowded anyway -- a haven for walkers and joggers grateful for somewhere cool to exercise.

1年前

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Israel-Hamas war already hitting regional economies: IMF chief

The raging war between Israel and Hamas is already battering the economies of nearby countries, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund told a Saudi investor forum on Wednesday.

1年前

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After five years of driving, roadblocks remain for Saudi women

It has been five years since Jawhara al-Wabili became one of Saudi Arabia's first women drivers -- a reform she saw as revolutionary, even as some activists dismissed it as window-dressing.

1年前

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Islamic body calls for push to prevent Koran burnings

The Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation called for collective measures to avoid future Koran burnings, days after a copy was torched outside a Stockholm mosque.

1年前

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‘We have no place’: LGBTQ Saudis forced into exile

Turki finally summoned the courage last year to come out as gay, but his family's refusal to accept him forced the 20-year-old to seek safety -- and freedom -- outside conservative Saudi Arabia.

2年前

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Iran, Saudi ministers meet in China to cement reconciliation

The foreign ministers of Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, paving the way for normalized ties under a surprise China-brokered deal.

2年前

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Anwar’s visit to Riyadh should have been a private visit

It is very important for any leader, minister or official to weigh the potential benefits of the visit against the expenses as an official visit by a head of government is definitely costly as it involves other expenditures despite it being at the invitation of another country.

2年前

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Saudi camel-whisperers use ‘special language’ to train herd

The cries of camel herder Hamad al-Marri mean nothing to the untrained ear, but his animals respond instantly, gathering behind him to walk together across the Saudi desert.

2年前

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Saudi women reject stigma to embrace pole dancing

When yoga instructor Nada took up pole dancing, the backlash in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia was both harsh and quick, and she has struggled to overcome the fallout ever since.

2年前

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Eyeing tourism boom, Saudi scrambles to train hotel staff

nder the watchful eye of an instructor, Munira al-Rubaian spreads fresh bed linen in a mock hotel room in the Saudi capital, aiming to land a job in the desert kingdom's growing tourism sector.

2年前

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A new ‘architectural openness’ is remaking Saudi streets

For years, Haitham al-Madini's house was like all the others on his block: a beige, nearly windowless facade sealed off from the outside world -- as Saudi Arabia itself largely was.

2年前

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Students embrace new rhythms at Saudi music schools

Saudi businessman Ahmed Abdullah watches intently as his seven-year-old daughter Yasmine practices keyboard scales at a Riyadh music school, an opportunity he could only dream about when he was young.

2年前

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The Red Sea islands caught between Egypt, Saudi and Israel

As US President Joe Biden visits the Middle East this week, one issue on the table will be the status of two small Red Sea islands that are uninhabited but of key strategic value.

2年前

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Saudi mindset shows signs of shift towards Israel

Israeli journalist Yoav Limor did not know what to expect when he travelled with a colleague this month to Saudi Arabia, a country long notorious for promoting anti-Israel sentiment in textbooks and in sermons by some imams.

2年前

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Saudi opens airspace to ‘all carriers’ in gesture to Israel

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel hours before US President Joe Biden's arrival.

2年前

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Mecca businesses see hajj boom ending pandemic slump

"Business is back", exclaims Abdullah Mekhlafi at the shop where he sells prayer mats in Islam's holiest city, which is preparing for the biggest influx of hajj pilgrims since the coronavirus pandemic began.

2年前

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