Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 4, 2025 (AFP) - New metro cuts through Saudi social divisions

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2025-06-04

For decades, civil servant Zayed al-Ghamdi's social circles in Saudi Arabia were more than predictable, bound by routine and kinship in a country where societal divisions have rarely been challenged. Then came the metro. A decade after breaking ground, Riyadh's gleaming new metro opened in December, offering the capital's eight million residents an alternative to roads chronically clogged by its two million cars. A quicker commute is not the only......

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