Numerous foreign ladies at Saudi Arabia’s Davos-style investment meeting have actually donned a myriad of colourful tunics, joyfully steering clear of the austere black colored “abaya”, an apparel until recently obligatory within the country that is ultra-conservative.

Alongside Saudis in conventional gown and foreign men in ties and suits, ladies through the ranks of company and policy-making are visiting Saudi Arabia at any given time when their young frontrunner is launching some striking reforms.

“this present year, we realized that plenty of females aren’t putting on the abaya, ” said Claire Zheng, who was simply representing A chinese company specialising in “green energy” technology. (more…)