Saudis have wasted their resources from their petro $$$ in propagating Wahabism all over the Islamic world and beyond and buying off the support of Muslim regimes to reign supreme against their regional foe, Iran. The war in Yemen has exacerbated and depleted their resources without a victory in sight. Now, they want to supplement their budget for opening up to overseas tourists and thus have relaxed their "Islamic" laws because from now on, foreign females are exempt from wearing the abaya and it is not necessary these women to be accompanied by a male guardian. Chicks with $$ are welcome. They project about 10% of their gdp to come from tourism. The winner? Do you remember how Salafis and in particular the Saudis were hell bent in demolishing the historical places, homes and the burial sites of Mohamed, his family and his companions? Now, they realised that these sites are very important to attract tourists and will be maintained.
@Lum please pass the latest Saudi memo to ISIS and Alshabab to leave alone the Sufi shrines in Somalia.
Saudi Arabia opens to tourists with investment appeal and no abaya rule .
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...stment-appeal-and-no-abaya-rule-idUSKBN1WB2VV
@Lum please pass the latest Saudi memo to ISIS and Alshabab to leave alone the Sufi shrines in Somalia.
Saudi Arabia opens to tourists with investment appeal and no abaya rule .
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...stment-appeal-and-no-abaya-rule-idUSKBN1WB2VV