More Signs Of Change In Saudi Arabia

Arab News: All you need to know about the new Saudi public decency code

* Ministry of Interior announcement comes as the Kingdom opens up to foreign tourists
* Police officers to be sole authority responsible for monitoring offenses and imposing fines

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has given the go-ahead to implement new regulations related to public decency as the country opens up to foreign tourists.

Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif on Friday approved the rules, which identify 19 offenses as punishable.

The ministerial decision accompanies the launch of a visa regime that allows holidaymakers from 49 countries to visit Saudi Arabia. Until now, most visitors to the Kingdom have been either pilgrims or business people.

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Update: Saudi Arabia implements a huge shift in its public dress code (American Thinker)

WNU Editor: This change in the dress code, coupled with women now being allowed to drive, are just more signs that the mutawa (the Saudi religious police) are slowly becoming insignificant.