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Saudi Arabia has stated that it aims to complete a 5 km (3.1 mi) central segment by 2030, while completion of the full 170 km (110 mi) project has been pushed to 2045. [8] However, in 2024, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg both reported that the first phase will only be 1.5 miles.
In its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2010, Transparency International gave Saudi Arabia a score of 4.7 (on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 is "highly corrupt" and 10 is "highly clean"). [189] Saudi Arabia has undergone a process of political and social reform, such as to increase public transparency and good governance, but nepotism and ...
When Abdullah became King, he began to modernize Saudi Arabia. He allowed women the right to vote and to work in government positions. [20] Abdullah also created the Allegiance Council, a body that is composed of the sons and grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder, King Abdulaziz, to vote by a secret ballot to choose future kings and crown princes.
The king of Saudi Arabia, officially the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ملك المملكة العربية السعودية), is the head of state and head of government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud. [1]
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), also known as MBS or MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, [1] formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. [3] According to the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia, the country's de facto constitution adopted by royal decree in 1992, the king must comply with Sharia (that is, Islamic law) and the Qur'an. The Qur'an and the Sunnah are declared to be the de jure country's constitution. [4]
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The Farasan Islands is a group of islands located offshore of Jizan on southwestern of Saudi Arabia. The group includes: [3] Farasan al-Kabir; Sarso Island; As-Saqid (Sajid) Ad-Dissan (Dusan)