Crossroads Arabia

The ‘Five Red Lines’ Saudis Must Not Cross

The ‘Five Red Lines’ Saudis Must Not Cross

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The President of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice delivers a pep talk.

 Crossroads Arabia

Fines, Floggings and Jail for Female Harassers

Fines, Floggings and Jail for Female Harassers

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi Authorities have decided to crack down hard on young men who harass women in the Kingdom.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Authorities Crack Down on ‘Book Fair Louts’

Saudi Authorities Crack Down on ‘Book Fair Louts’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information has taken a firm line on trouble-makers at the Riyadh Book Fair.

 Steve Royston

Sharp Divides Emerge over Saudi Reforms

Sharp Divides Emerge over Saudi Reforms

STEVE ROYSTON: It’s not easy for a nation to move from a state where all things flow from the King to one where a country’s wealth belongs to its citizens.