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Saudi government bans "lewd" personalized license plates including: "SEX," "ASS," and... "USA"?!

Saudi Arabia recently instated a new type of license plate that is expected to be fitted to 49 million cars in the kingdom. As opposed to the old Arabic-only plates, the new plates feature Arabic and Latin letters and numbers. Drivers can even request that the three letters on the lower right form certain 3-letter English words, like "nut." But according to the BBC, authorities have published a list words that definitely cannot be placed there, and heading the list of words like "SEX" and "ASS" is this one: "USA." Even here in America, states ... Read more →

Saudi Arabia threatens Nissan boycott over Israeli ad Noah Joseph

Click above to watch the video Saudis may be known for a lot of things, but let's face it – comedy is not one of them. Israelis on the other hand... have you seen The Zohan? In any event, it's ...

Objection! Burberry edition Maserati Quattroporte spotted in Saudi Arabia Noah Joseph

Click above to view more of the Burberry Quattroporte Think "Maserati" and "Burberry" and there are so many ways this could have gone classy. But this isn't one of them. Seems some fool with too much ...

Saudi Arabia prepares to lift ban on female drivers Noah Joseph

If you're of the opinion that the religious right has too much influence on American politics, you should check out Saudi Arabia. The royal family has relied for decades on the support of ...

Strange Bedfellows: Lotus helps develop Saudi Arabian green car industry John Neff

Considering that around 100% of its gross national product comes from oil, Saudi Arabia wouldn't be your first guess as the location of a burgeoning green car industry. In fact, oil is just about the ...

Saudi government bans "lewd" personalized license plates including: "SEX," "ASS," and... "USA"?! 7 months ago on Autoblog

Saudi Arabia recently instated a new type of license plate that is expected to be fitted to 49 million cars in the kingdom. As opposed to the old Arabic-only plates, the new plates feature Arabic and Latin letters and numbers. Drivers can even request that the three letters on the lower right form ...

Saudi Arabia threatens Nissan boycott over Israeli ad 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to watch the video Saudis may be known for a lot of things, but let's face it – comedy is not one of them. Israelis on the other hand... have you seen The Zohan? In any event, it's not surprising that people in Saudi Arabia are outraged at something from Israel, but this time it ...

Objection! Burberry edition Maserati Quattroporte spotted in Saudi Arabia 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view more of the Burberry Quattroporte Think "Maserati" and "Burberry" and there are so many ways this could have gone classy. But this isn't one of them. Seems some fool with too much oil money and not enough taste has plastered his Quattroporte in what appears to be perforated ...

Saudi Arabia prepares to lift ban on female drivers 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you're of the opinion that the religious right has too much influence on American politics, you should check out Saudi Arabia. The royal family has relied for decades on the support of fundamentalist Wahabi clerics who, in return for their support to the ibn Saud regime, have insisted on ever ...

Strange Bedfellows: Lotus helps develop Saudi Arabian green car industry 1 year ago on Autoblog

Considering that around 100% of its gross national product comes from oil, Saudi Arabia wouldn't be your first guess as the location of a burgeoning green car industry. In fact, oil is just about the only industry in this country, though the royal family is interested in establishing Saudi Arabia's ...






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