super conservative saudi arabia to build beach resort where women can wear bikinis

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The super-conservative country is planning to open a huge resort along its northwestern coast where women can wear whatever they like. 

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The Red Sea resort will be a place where strict laws on women’s dress and gender segregation could be relaxed. 

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Tourists also won’t need a visa to travel to the “semi-autonomous” destination, where activities like parachuting, trekking and rock climbing will be on offer. 

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The government said the area – which will stretch for 125 miles along the coastline – will be “governed by laws on par with international standards”. 

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It is hoped that the resort will transform the country into a tourism hotspot, much like Dubai has done, and dramatically increase the number of visitors to the Middle Eastern country. 

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Currently, few British holidaymakers head to Saudi Arabia, choosing the more relaxed Dubai – where you are allowed to wear bikinis on the beach.