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Most Saudis owe their prosperity to the vast amounts of money the government has poured into development projects over the past decade. While some of these, like the $3.4 billion international airport at the capital city of Riyadh, are attractive and useful, others seem destined for white elephanthood. One 1,800-acre complex dubbed the "diplomatic quarter" features a lavish sports club complete with a wave machine that creates surf in a vast swimming pool. Though the club is intended to house 7,000 diplomats and their families, skeptics question whether it will attract a third that number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Arabia Facing a Double-Barreled Gun | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

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