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News Saudi Arabia Tourism: Changing face of Saudi Arabia's tourism sector

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019
News source: http://www.ttnworldwide.com/Article/293678/Changing-face-of-Saudi-Arabias-tourism-sector

Expected to generate more than $25 billion this year – approximately 3.3 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s GDP – the kingdom’s tourism sector is poised for major growth over the next few years, with a focus ...

News Saudi Arabia Tourism: Middle East News: Criticism Grows For Saudi Arabian App That Allows Men To Control Women's Travel

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019
News source: https://www.ibtimes.com/middle-east-news-criticism-grows-saudi-arabian-app-allows-men-control-womens-travel-2791170

In a report released Monday — "Saudi Arabia's Absher App: Controlling Women's Travel While Offering Government Services" — HRW argued that Google and Apple are violating the United Nations Guiding ...

News Saudi Arabia Tourism: Saudi Arabia Makes Friends With an Old Enemy

Published on: Wednesday 08 May 2019
News source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-09/saudi-arabia-makes-friends-with-an-old-enemy

... many Saudi Shiites travel for pilgrimage. Government-backed clerics and televangelists who would regularly dismiss Shiites as heretics have either fallen silent or publicly disavowed their former ...

News Saudi Arabia Tourism: Saudi Arabia’s Absher App: Controlling Women’s Travel While Offering Government Services

Published on: Sunday 05 May 2019
News source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/06/saudi-arabias-absher-app-controlling-womens-travel-while-offering-government

In Saudi Arabia, citizens and residents can use Absher, an online government platform, to access Interior Ministry services. Absher comes as a mobile app available for iPhones and Android phones, as ...