Tourists visit the Nabataean archaeological site of al-Hijr (Hegra), near the northwestern Saudi city of al-Ula. Saudi Arabia is hoping to woo visitors travelling to nearby Qatar for soccer’s World Cup. Photo: AFP
Tourists visit the Nabataean archaeological site of al-Hijr (Hegra), near the northwestern Saudi city of al-Ula. Saudi Arabia is hoping to woo visitors travelling to nearby Qatar for soccer’s World Cup. Photo: AFP
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A holiday in Saudi Arabia? But what about its human rights record, you ask. If you want squeaky clean, not many countries will make your itinerary

  • The Saudis are wooing visitors heading to Qatar for soccer’s World Cup. Some may understandably hesitate to go. But do they judge other countries the same way?
  • Discounting everywhere with a questionable rights record would leave a very limited travel itinerary. And remember that travel affords new perspectives