Saudi Arabia is seeking to "double the size and population" of its capital Riyadh in the next decade, Reuters reports, citing comments from Fahd Al-Rasheed, president of Riyadh’s royal commission.
After weeks in lockdown with access to stores and malls restricted, Saudi shoppers found themselves under a time crunch to hunt for deals ahead of a planned increase in the Kingdom's Value Added Tax (VAT) on July 1.