At Pure Beach near Jeddah, there is music, dancing and an inflatable water park, while some women even wear once unthinkable bikinis

IMPACT-se report says 'profound changes' taking place in the kingdom; but problematic material on Zionism, gender roles remains

Step is one of many actions taken by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to shake off country's rigid image, and reset the role of religion

Mohammed bin Salman now vulnerable to renewed scrutiny from kingdom's closest Western ally, which could leave him isolated amid challenges that imperil his reform agenda

Kingdom denies rights group's claim it is seeking to execute a number of young men for protest-related crimes allegedly committed when they were juveniles

With kingdom's grandiose economic, diplomatic and cultural reforms nipped in the bud by virus outbreak, Riyadh invests in foreign firms, seeking to bounce back

Royal decree comes a day after order to end flogging; at least 6 people are on death row for crimes allegedly committed before they turned 18

Latest modernizing move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes as state continues to crush any dissent against the regime

Crackdown comes only days after religiously conservative kingdom touted its openness by hosting electronic music festival earlier this month

Move is latest government measure to upend a major hallmark of conservative restrictions in place for decades