Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time but women must still dress 'modestly'

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Drive part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's efforts to diversify economy away from oil

Smoke billows from multiple fires at the Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia on 14 SeptemberThick black smoke billows from a fire following drone strikes on major oil facilities in Abqaiq, Saudi ArabiaThe Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia prior to the drone strikes on 14 SeptemberDamage is seen to the Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia following drone strikes on 14 September, the previous day Damage is seen to the Aramco oil field in...

 

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I'd encourage people to visit KSA, the people are extremely welcoming and there are some fantastic sights to see. I'd go while you can, challenge some of your preconceptions and see for yourselves.

One can only hope that the world loses its reliance on oil and that Saudi Arabia is then ostracised by the international community as a misogynistic, bigoted, punitive country should be.

I always held that I would give there a swerve, be like being in an episode of Dr. Who

Yes, covered in black from head to toe is the fashion this year, in actual fact it's the fashion every year !

Thanks but neah 🙄

TrueFactsStated Moving from 14 to 16 century.

Cos there's boxing there, the only relevance to anyone. Right?.

TrueFactsStated No thanks.

Come for the heat, stay for the beheading and stoning! Unless you are rich, then you get to party and race sports cars.

I’ll go when it’s part of the Ottoman Empire again, thanks. Or, preferably when it pays tribute to the Persian one. Until then - highly unlikely.

TrueFactsStated No thanks. Not spending my dollars visiting a country with a leader that saws journalists into pieces.

TrueFactsStated I can just see the advertisements, “take a vacation, watch the Friday night be headings, or maybe see a family member get the sword 🗡! Forget those $99 quick divorces, we provide the executioner FREE❗️”

TrueFactsStated Screw them. He's a murderer.

So Dubai which is supposed to be more 'liberal' locks people up for the smallest offense, Imagen SaudiArabia Gees

Why would anyone want to go to Saudi Arabia

TrueFactsStated Hard pass. No female should step foot in that country. Not safe at all.

TrueFactsStated Can u pack Bone Saw in check-in baggage on flight 2 KSA? They make exception, no?

All humans are morally obligated to avoid Saudi Arabia. If you engage with them for any reason you are a sell out on human rights and have zero integrity.

How else would everyone make it to the Joshua/Ruiz fight!!

I wonder what they consider as modest? I've seen loose style clothes, some full length shrouds head to toe, probably a mix, as reporters that would go there, just had a scarf to wear, only it's a culture clash, guys are probably more in your face than horny toad Europeans

Just to remind people that this is a regime that beheads children that criticise the government. Just saying.

Dear independent.. respecting cultures isn’t shameful! As a Saudi woman who travelled the world, I would always read about the country I want to visit to check if there is something I shouldn’t do, whether by law or traditions! Saudi is a tribal society where men and women alike

No shorts then? Can’t go to a hot country without shorts.

Simply, cover the area below the neck and above the heels. That is not too conservative. Iran requires scarfs covering the entire head. Give me a break. CNN NYTimes WashingtonPost NYPOST

I've always wanted to go and watch the public executions

AJ Ruiz 2!

Stick to spain then

Good. I was planning to go the middle east and Saudi Arabia this winter.

Why do you need a visa to visit a jungle?

As a woman there are so many countries in the world to visit, this is not one of them.

Saudi, go and fly kite!

NO ONE wants to travel to a butchers country.... seriously Saudi Arabia can bugger off n get rid of the spoiled frail 'leader'

Don't bother if not a heterosexually married couple, or if you're trans, gay, bi, single women. Illegal to sleep together if not wed, illegal to be gay, bi or trans, & single women not allowed to travel around on their own without a chaperone/friend/family member. Cover up too.

Pass- I’d rather go to Spain

9am for breakfast. 10am minibus to main square for public beheading of a witch. 11am desperately look for wife who wandered off alone. 12pm thank religious police for bringing unaccompanied wife back. 1pm lunch. 2pm-4pm back to main square for public floggings. Sounds lovely.

Mr May applies for family visa

Oh what an improvement. Is there a choice of burka colors?

I wouldent set foot in the country if they paid me.

The country that likes to strip search women at their airports.

No thank you.

Aquest turisme es totalment antidemocratic pel 50%de la poblacio Vergonya!

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