In Photos: The changing face of Saudi Arabia
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Madeha al Ajroush recalls her participation in a 1990 protest for women's right to drive, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 17, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The construction rush continues in the center of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this photo taken on April 15, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The construction rush continues in the center of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this photo taken on April 15, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The ironically known "most regal prison in the world," the Ritz Carlton luxury hotel where the imprisoned members of the Saudi royal family are being held, is seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 17, 2018. (Mainichi) -
Saudi women create oil paintings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. Saudi women must wear a black abaya and a hijab whenever they leave their homes. (Mainichi) -
Saudi women create oil paintings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. Saudi women must wear a black abaya and a hijab whenever they leave their homes. (Mainichi) -
Saudi women create oil paintings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. Saudi women must wear a black abaya and a hijab whenever they leave their homes. (Mainichi) -
Female film director Hana al Omair smiles speaking about the lift on the movie theater ban, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The places where male and female customers buy food and drinks are seen divided in this restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 18, 2018. (Mainichi) -
Shops where female employees wrapped in abaya work stand out at a shopping center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (Mainichi) -
Men gather at a market cafe in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 18, 2018. (Mainichi) -
A poster of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hangs in a market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this photo taken on April 18, 2018. (Mainichi) -
A shop owner holds up a blunt sword that Saudi men wear with formal attire at a shop where the item is sold in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 18, 2018. Each sword costs 150 Saudi riyals (about 4,500 yen), but the more expensive ones are said to go for as much as 10,000 riyals, or 300,000 yen. (Mainichi) -
A man and woman rest in the shade of a tree in a park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 17, 2018. (Mainichi) -
Women eat at a food court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 15, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The bottle-opener-shaped Kingdom Tower at a height of 302 meters dominates the skyline of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The sun sets in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 17, 2018. (Mainichi) -
Saudi men perform one of their daily prayers in a corner of a museum that faces Mecca, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. (Mainichi) -
A building with a twisted structure that endlessly delights tourists is seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. (Mainichi) -
The fossilized skeleton of a mastodon, an ancestor of the elephant, is displayed at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. Mastodons are thought to have inhabited the Arabian Peninsula 12 million to 17 million years ago. -
An ancient rock engraved with handprints discovered in the southern city of Najran is on display at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 16, 2018. (Mainichi)
