Arabian nights buzz: staycations boost Saudi economy ...Egypt

RIYADH, Aug 26 (Reuters) – When US celebrity chef David Burke opened his second restaurant in Riyadh earlier in August, hudreds of Saudi men and women packed the venue to enjoy his dishes and fruity “mocktails” to a DJ’s mix of Arabic and Western pop. While Saudis usually escape the desert country over the summer when temperatures can reach over 50 degrees Celsius, the coronavirus pandemic has seen them flock to restaurants and cafes in the open-air mall The Zone, bolstering Saudi Arabia’s consumer sector. Noura, 21, a Saudi hostess at one such upscale restaurant said she has been booking up tables weeks in advance. “Before, that would have been impossible in August because no one was here,”

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