Reforms in oil-rich state have risked riling conservatives including religious police. FMTNews Stabbed
RIYADH: Three performers were stabbed during a play in the Saudi capital yesterday and the alleged assailant was arrested, state television said, in the first such incident since the kingdom opened its doors for entertainment.
The attack comes as Saudi Arabia boosts entertainment for its citizens as the Muslim kingdom seeks to transform its ultra-conservative image. Developing the tourism and leisure sector is one of the foundations of his Vision 2030 plan to prepare the Arab world’s largest economy for the post-oil era.
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