In a September 2018 inauguration ceremony in Jeddah, King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud opened to the public Saudi Arabia’s newest train line, the Haramain High-Speed Rail. The new route measures roughly 450 km in length and connects Makkah to Medina via Jeddah, King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) and King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). It...
As Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city, Jeddah serves as an important commercial centre and is also the setting for a series of important developments that are under way, which will secure its place on the map as a regional economic centre. While Jeddah already boasts the biggest seaport on the Red Sea and is the gateway to the holy cities of...
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MANNERS: There are social expectations for interactions between unrelated men and women, which it is polite to follow when visiting Saudi Arabia. Businessmen should wait for a woman to offer her hand to shake in a meeting. In other situations, keep a respectful distance. Hand-shakes between men are common. Saudis pride themselves on...
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