“There were some areas in Saudi Arabia where there was no phone connection and dusty weather. We decided to cross these places quickly…I’m not afraid walking in Saudi Arabia or the UAE. Both counties are the safest in the world. People were cheering me on the road and my videos on social media gained thousands of views.”

-Naif Shukri, 32, and his nephew Abdul Elah Shukri, 19, are walking from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi to celebrate UAE National Day. The two left Riyadh on November 3 and crossed the border into the UAE on Saturday. [The National]