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Saudi Arabia's New Tourism Zone

The country wants to diversify its economy

Saudi Arabia has launched a massive new tourism development project-- aimed both at domestic and foreign visitors. The plan will see fifty islands and other sites on the Red Sea coast turned into luxury resorts. It's part of efforts to diversify the Saudi economy, as oil prices have fallen.

The American Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, says North Korea is not an enemy and the United States is not seeking to topple its government.

And we go to Nigeria, where military chiefs have relocated their new headquarters in the North-Eastern city of Maiduguri, known as the birthplace of the militant group Boko Haram.

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Wed 2 Aug 201703:06GMT

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  • Wed 2 Aug 201703:06GMT