Unmarried foreign couples will now be allowed to rent hotel rooms together in Saudi Arabia as part of a new visa regime announced by the religiously conservative kingdom. Women will also be allowed to stay in hotel rooms alone.

Is living together allowed in Saudi Arabia?

It is FORBIDDEN. People are not concerned with their lives. All that is important is that they do not cross certain limits. Legally living under the same roof in Dubai is not allowed but you can hold hands or hug one another in public, unlike in Saudi Arabia.

Are Shorts banned in Saudi Arabia?

The head of the governments newly-formed Public Decency Agency told BBC Arabic that shorts are only banned in public spaces and are allowed on beaches and in sports clubs.