Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would impose fines for violations of “public decency”, including immodest clothing and public displays of affection, a day after the austere kingdom opened up to foreign tourists. Also Read Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first timeAlso Read Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time“The new regulations require men and women to dress modestly and to refrain from public displays of affection. But new public decency guidelines, first approved by cabinet in April, are widely perceived to be vague and have sparked public concern that they would be open to interpretation. Saudi Arabia's religious police once elicited widespread fear, chasing men and women out of malls to pray and berating anyone seen mingling with the opposite sex. But such enforcers of public morality, whose powers have been clipped in recent years, are now largely out of sight.

Source: The Hindu September 29, 2019 10:35 UTC