Murtaza Hussain
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"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 difference: for the first time, the wealthy are sharing journeys with the less well off, and Saudi nationals are mixing with the large expat population, from white-collar workers to labourers.
"For 40 years, I was confined to my car or restaurants with my father and brothers, then with my wife and children," Ghamdi, a 42-year-old civil servant working in downtown Riyadh, told AFP.
"I didn't mix or talk to anyone except those I knew or who resembled me.
"Now, things have changed. You feel that society, with all its classes, is in one place." https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/05/new-metro-cuts-through-saudi-social-divisions 2 replies
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