RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — American country singer Toby Keith holds a concert in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the sidelines of US President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit.
The concert is free and open to men only. Saudis in attendance post videos online of the concert showing Keith playing guitar in a duet with an Arabian lute player.
Trump catches a glimpse of the concert with First Lady Melania Trump when, in a golf cart, they roll past a screen broadcasting it live Saturday evening, before having dinner with Saudi King Salman.
American country singer Toby Keith performs at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, April 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
The country music star makes no reference to the Saudi concert on his regularly-updated Twitter account.
Saudi Arabia adheres to an ultraconservative interpretation of Islamic law. Alcohol is banned and unrelated men and women are segregated in public.
— AP
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