Sofiane Alsaar

4 weeks ago | gmanetwork.com | Sofiane Alsaar

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca. Saudi Arabia's hajj minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah told AFP on Thursday that efforts to mitigate the searing desert heat remained a top focus among authorities and organisers ahead of this year's pilgrimage.

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Sofiane Alsaar

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — During his nine years living in Tennessee, Fahd, a Saudi national, found comfort and consistency at Dunkin’, where he placed the same order every day. Now back in Riyadh, Fahd is doing something similar, highlighting the Saudi Arabian love affair with all things American that many find surprising. “When I came here, thank God, the same cafe and same order were here too,” said the 31-year-old mechanical engineer, who did not want to give his family name.

1 month ago | timesofisrael.com | Sofiane Alsaar |Rania Sanjar

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1 month ago | timesofisrael.com | Sofiane Alsaar |Rania Sanjar

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — During his nine years living in Tennessee, Fahd, a Saudi national, found comfort and consistency at Dunkin Donuts, where he placed the same order every day. Now back in Riyadh, Fahd is doing something similar, highlighting the Saudi Arabian love affair with all things American that many find surprising. “When I came here, thank God, the same cafe and same order were here too,” said the 31-year-old mechanical engineer, who did not want to give his family name.

1 month ago | al-monitor.com | Sofiane Alsaar |Rania Sanjar

During his nine years living in Tennessee, Fahd, a Saudi national, found comfort and consistency at Dunkin Donuts, where he placed the same order every day. Now back in Riyadh, Fahd is doing something similar, highlighting the Saudi Arabian love affair with all things American that many find surprising. "When I came here, thank God, the same cafe and same order were here too," said the 31-year-old mechanical engineer, who did not want to give his family name.