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Travelers from the Kingdom prefer staycation to foreign tours to avoid hassles
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DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR
May 25, 2021 23:51
JEDDAH: The official announcement allowing vaccinated individuals to travel abroad as of May 17 came as a huge sigh of relief to many Saudis who were forced to stay grounded due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
However, the ever-changing COVID-19 measures in different countries could still cause problems, even for vaccinated Saudi travelers.
One concern is the potential extra costs involved as some countries may require visitors to quarantine upon arrival.
Some young Saudis say they would prefer to stay at home this summer. Twenty-five-year-old Ali Hussain feared spending his entire vacation in quarantine: “Your vacation is a limited number of days to begin with, and such sudden measures are a hindrance.”
Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa.
[ Editor’s Note: I had this topic on my list to write about but hesitated to see if a good NEO would get published, and here it is from Rafi Sheikh. We try not to replow geopolitical ground that has already been well covered.
But VT has published that US military advisers had warned the Saudis early on that, despite US and other Western countries providing technical assistance, sending the Saudi Army into combat could be its Vietnam.
Why? It was simply because it was a paycheck parade army, wearing a uniform for a steady paycheck and doing as little work as possible, because in the Saudi culture, workers have always been viewed as ‘slaves’, the bottom of their caste system.
Imran Khan’s visit a timely boost to a timeless partnership
Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg
May 07, 2021 23:37
Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, May 7, 2021. (Photo: Bandar Algaloud)
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes at a time when the strategic partnership between the two countries is being called on to deal with important developments in the region. The US plans to leave Afghanistan in September, nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Vienna, Iran’s regional activities, and joint counterterrorism efforts represent some of the issues that preoccupy both nations, along with economic cooperation and free trade prospects.
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