Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to have two separate entrances - one for families and women and another for unaccompanied men.
On Sunday, the Saudi ministry of municipalities clarified that the new rules are not mandatory, and restaurants could still maintain separate entrances if they choose to do so.
It's unclear if the segregated seating areas inside restaurants would also be eliminated.
In fact, there was no announcement if similar rules will apply in schools and hospitals.
Putin backs US ceasefire idea for Ukraine but says there's lot to clarify
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that any truce would have to address the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out.
British PM Starmer scraps health body NHS in search of savings, better care
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he would scrap a body overseeing the state-funded health system in England in a bid to save hundreds of millions of pounds and cut waiting lists and bureaucracy.
Russia says its forces will soon retake all of Kursk from Ukrainian troops
Russia says there is no doubt that its troops would soon complete the task of clearing out Ukrainian forces from Russia's Kursk region where they have held a pocket of territory for more than seven months.
Russia ready to discuss peace initiative on Ukraine with US
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia was ready to talk to the United States about a peace initiative discussed between the US and Ukraine, and contacts could take place on Thursday.
Australia reviews visa of US influencer filmed taking baby wombat
Australia's interior minister said on Thursday his department was reviewing the visa status of a American influencer who uploaded a video of her grabbing a baby wombat in an incident that has caused outrage in the country.
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