Saudi King’s French Riviera Holiday Sparks Protest

Saudi King Salman and a 1,000-member entourage were due to arrive on Saturday for holiday on the French Riviera, where over 100,000 residents have petitioned against closing the public beach outside his villa. The king and his inner circle's three-week visit at the family's seafront villa in Vallauris, where U.S. actress Rita Hayworth celebrated her wedding to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan in 1949, will be a boon for the local economy. But the prospect of closing the public beach...

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