The Slums of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia Uncovered | FRONTLINE

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The Saudi Arabia the world usually sees is a country of wealth and luxury shopping malls -- but as much as a quarter of the population is estimated to live in poverty. It’s a reality that’s rarely seen, but FRONTLINE obtained undercover footage of the country’s slums filmed by a secret network of activists.
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[@AyaanAhmed12]

These people in slums have a right to be shown kindness, please don't hate them, all they wanted was a better life. They're human like all of us

[@cris_0305]

thats why muslim neighbor war country like syrian iraq african they much more dying to enter europe because they are not sure the life they are facing like qatar uae ksa bahrain

[@joshk6066]

These slums are cleaner than the slums in Los Angeles. I rather see children on the streets selling vegetables than drugs. These people have nothing because no opportunity is allowed by the government. Americans that have nothing have nothing despite having the opportunity to do anything and everything. Americans take so much for granted. I hope the best for these people. 🙏🙏

[@blueoak5262]

I'm poor too, not sure why I would hate someone else because they are poor. Wealth gaps exist. China, the US, Britain, Saudi Arabia and other countries have extremely wealthy people and also extremely poor people. Capitalism isn't fair, I personally don't like it.

[@ahronthegreat]

@@joshk6066no they aren’t u stupid moron😂

[@chennareddygovardhan2934]

That's the reason education is important and restrictions on fertility rate

[@justbeingsu3910]

Poverty is everywhere

[@coraldrawadobephotoshopgra6385]

Love you suzane

[@justbeingsu3910]

jack hahahah

[@justbeingsu3910]

@@coraldrawadobephotoshopgra6385 are u kidding me who are u plz

[@justbeingsu3910]

@@coraldrawadobephotoshopgra6385 hope ur a scammer so plz try else where I'm also block 🤣🤣🤣👆

[@coraldrawadobephotoshopgra6385]

@@justbeingsu3910 Im gentle suzan, definitely u can trust me without any hesitation. dont worry.... "darne ki zaroorat bilkul bhi nhi h, Ok" ..... Whatsapp me. MAI KHAA NHI JAUNGA AAPKO 😇

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

As an insider in Saudi Arabia, I can confirm this is true, and true because the gov doesn't allow non-Saudis to work or have decent lives, they treat them as leftovers from labor workers and are thrown into these dumpster districts, even though they were born and raised in Saudi and have no passports.

[@AdityaRaj-hd9jr]

Why no one is protesting. Why no one is marching towards government buildings. Why everyone keeps shut .

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

@@AdityaRaj-hd9jr No one likes to be cut into pieces and cooked (like Jamal K.)

[@theunknownguy265]

Another lier spreading hate

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

@@theunknownguy265 What a pity way to argue.

[@theunknownguy265]

@@Mohammed-bd7ql during Ramadan also ur liying? استغفر الله

[@YT-Trenton]

Yeah, it's sad but I live in Los Angeles and it's worse. At least these people in the slums have actual homes. In LA, especially Skid Row, people live in tents or sleep and shit in the streets. Saudi Arabia does not have a drug problem like we have here either.

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

Yeah no shit because they BEHEAD you for the possession of drugs let alone consuming them. Dictatorship isn't an answer, you know you can say "we have eradicated a disease" by having ALL sick patients beheaded, it doesn't mean you're right.

[@d7omi111]

@@Mohammed-bd7ql they behead the drug sellers not the possessors. if they did the rehab programs that have going on wouldn't be needed.

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

@@d7omi111 What are the criteria that distinguish sellers from posessors? please link me to an official article, there are none, you're under the mercy of the cop, if they decide you're guilty, then you are, there is no clear standardization for these matters.

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

@@suhaybm186 I assume you're a Muslim living in the US then? Well ,I was born and raised and still living in Saudi Arabia, and I'm telling you, you're fed with lies, Saudi isn't holy at all, stop treating it like a fkn temple, and stop defending a country you don't know anything about.

[@noorclean2915]

Because it is illegal to be homeless there and you will get deported instantly... but these poor people usually sleep with 12-20 people in one room in slum area

[@asceticblur]

I thought the video was disturbing. The comments are bloody terrifying.

[@thequestion9456]

As Afro-American who was born and raised in US as well as working and living in KSA for 3 years, American slums are not remotely under any circumstance comparable to KSA, but instead of sniffing into other developing country's living standard, perhaps the first step into reality would be that we sort out our own friggin deeply ingrained injustices stemming from a faulty system in our own country first.

[@guesswho1876]

+The Question You think they did this for the well fare of the so called "poor saudis"...it's all a propaganda machine taking orders from higher up....they want to tell you "the US is just fine, don't worry, let's look the other way to a far away lands where things are not that great, and maybe they need us to give them a some of our democracy like we did in IRAQ and Afghanistan". It's all a big game....real media is long dead.

[@thequestion9456]

+Guess Who Well, welcome to America my friend. A military might where 46 million Americans live on food stamps and where 2.3 million people experience homelessness in addition to 1.5 million American children each year. A nation who invades others to pun their brand on madness on them while its own citizens linger in ghettos. Unfortunately America has become a nation with no priority but merely look after the financial interests of the wealthiest individuals.

[@guesswho1876]

The Question I feel you man.

[@natturner8641]

dumb ass, what is a afro american, what about african

[@joshk6066]

Los Angeles slums are worse than any on the world I'd argue, other than perhaps India. And many of our slums are filled with bums who choose to be bums! That would be unthinkable in other countries. Americans are given so much opportunity and they take it for granted. They blame everything and everyone but themselves for their failures.

[@imsoongrai1799]

Just because there not Saudi Arabian doesnt make them any less a part of the country

[@FrontRowSeatToEarth]

Imsoong Rai it’s not that they aren’t Saudi, it’s that they aren’t here legally. They overstayed their visa.

[@FrontRowSeatToEarth]

Eden Eden ???? Correlation????

[@ss1212ss]

400000 not in one city they must return to their homes in Burma .

[@thegamerkhan]

Well it's misleading. Anyone with a job there or a Saudi citizen will get benefits

[@naif8493]

0:42 These people are not Saudi nationals but foreigners, most likely from Yemen and South Asia. I don't know where you got the idea of 25% of the population is in poverty, because the Saudi government doesn't issue information on this, so your report is a mere lie.

[@LoveAznGirlz]

+Comrade A quarter is not 50%. It's 25%.

[@naif8493]

Sup Fool I thought he said half. My mistake.

[@naif8493]

Natalia Márquez Yes, you can, sometimes, judge a person's nationality by looking at them, because they have unique ethnic. NGO's are not reliable.

[@Mohammed-lg9ih]

مشبب كيف حالك

[@yankeeedandy]

So what? While the statistics may be off you're suggesting their lives don't matter? That their existence is less significant than someone who is a Saudi born citizen?? The United States has spend millions of dollars on refugees coming from the middle east-we don't leave them to live destitute in slums. A country is judged by how it treats its poor. Saudi Arabia has been blessed by God with natural resources and look how they treat the poor. Disgusting, one day you will all find out that your stacks of gold and fancy cars aren't worth one cent.

[@brokenSnake]

Just for comparison. Australia has a population of 28 million and around 3.2 million of them live below the poverty line - this number is growing exponentially every year.

[@JamielDeAbrew]

The 3.2 million aren’t experiencing poverty as bad as that.

[@15Paipe]

I was born here and now I was in romania for years now i wish I can meet my freinds and aunties again😢

[@mikla625]

These are not Saudis, but they are from Yemen, Burma, Bangladesh and other countries

[@HURMETXIX]

@@mikla625 yeas they trying to make Saudis the bad people by making deceiving video how low they can get thank you mik for clarifying I’m so upset when I saw this

[@TELENOVELASCHANNEL]

@@HURMETXIX how they are making saudi look bad? Every country has poor people get over it and saudi is already bad i don't think it can get worst

[@theunknownguy265]

@@TELENOVELASCHANNEL fun fact: Saudi Arabia has the least per capital poor people because حمدالله our government supports us, and please don't believe this bs, I drive chiron and m5 competition as my daily drivers, have more the 20 hyper, super cars in my garage حمدالله. Yet the ignorant journalist says money is spent in ruling family?

[@TELENOVELASCHANNEL]

@@theunknownguy265 "the least per capital people" you just admitted that there were people and that's my point.

[@mikla625]

These are not Saudis, but they are from Yemen, Burma, Bangladesh and other countries

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

Doesn't make them any less of a society group.

[@ankurpandey6247]

They live in saudi have .. saudi citizenship poverty is everywhere ... i know why u cant digest it ..

[@theunknownguy265]

@@ankurpandey6247 gtfo, I am Saudi, this are illigle immigrants, they chose to live there

[@nasirben4112]

So what ? Aren’t they humans like saoudians ?

[@jayoils123]

@@nasirben4112not all the way true some are actually saudi I have seen Saudia begging and I know for a fact

[@IamJacksColon4]

Saudi PR agents are hard at work in the comments section.

[@moath7786]

Hahahaha😂😂 no they are saudis and they know the reality the video was recorded in poor and illegal part of the city where most of the overstaying people are there.

[@theunknownguy265]

@@moath7786 ikr, this idiot thinks he is smart

[@theunknownguy265]

@@moath7786 this idiot thinks he is smart while believing in fake news 😂😂

[@drdoody69]

Addendum: Saudi Arabia has a poverty like all other countries. US even has a poverty line that is alarming to First Nations standards. We do have poverty to resolve, but we do have a huge illegal immigration issue too. Let us be sincere & honest in presenting the case. Thank you!

[@numidianking9759]

+Nadir Al-Dubayan Poverty is natural, communists can't accept , communists want rich people to pay for their ass.

[@ABEL13ize]

they don't ve that kind of poverty thou

[@m_-.430]

@Eden Eden you clearly never been to Saudi Arabia there's tons of beautiful places in Saudi Arabia you have Google just search it up

[@drowsretsam6861]

Every country has slums even the richest country

[@mikla625]

These are not Saudis, but they are from Yemen, Burma, Bangladesh and other countries

[@suren2313]

Thats the real face of Saudi Arabia Not that bullshit in media you see everyday

[@lordgarmdno7506]

No

[@lordgarmdno7506]

They are people who migrated incorrectly, at least there are no drugs, murder and theft.

[@user-bv6yc5vb8r]

اقسم بالله انا اسكن في مكة مافي شخص سعودي بالمقطع كلهم من الأجانب والحي نفسه كلهم ساكينين اجانب . والمرآة اللي طلعت بالطفل ليس سعودية

[@esh5574]

@@mohammeds5458اولاً مافيه سعودي فقير بفضل الله ثم فضل ال سعود يصرفون للمواطن الي راتبه مايكفي حساب المواطن والضمان الاجتماعي وحافز وكثير اشياء غير ان حتى لو فيه فقير عندنا مايطلع ويشحث عند الاشارات لأن شعبنا عزيز نفس نموت جوع ولا نمد يدينا لأحد وهذولا الي بالاشارات زمان كانوا اما الحين حاربت الدولة هذي الظاهرة وكلنا نعرف جنسياتهم افارقه ويمنه وسورين وبكس فلا ترمونها علينا لمجرد اننا اويناكم واحترمناكم ومافرقنا بينكم وبين المواطنين

[@danzan1798]

Meanwhile the crowned prince bought a 500 million dollar yacht called serene, and spent millions of dollars in vacation resorts in the Maldives.

[@theunknownguy265]

As a Saudi, we don't even live in those places حمدالله, please don't get brain washed

[@danzan1798]

@@theunknownguy265 - I’m talking about Muhammad Ibn Salman. He spent hundreds of millions of dollars on his own entertainment while there is crumbling infrastructure in Mecca...

[@saman-iw9tx]

@@danzan1798 no, makkah is the best city on earth, this is a little place near my home called Nakkasa, all barmawi people live their illigly, and those places are being demolished now

[@paralelsuniverse9345]

@@danzan1798 shit that people in slum video was from myanmar burma and somalia

[@zezenkop412]

@@saman-iw9tx mekka isnot the best city in the earth it is just a normal city

[@kovu8230]

Capitalism at its finest

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

Like communism didn't do that as well. Whatever happens - centralised ideologies will always do this. Power corrupts

[@randomguy6974]

I thank God I live in a christian country not in a muslim country ✝️

[@nab.7250]

lol what

[@nawabKhan-tv7vh]

@@nab.7250 Saudi is worst

[@Shootingbloodfromyourc0ck]

Good

[@airdropzone3310]

Yeah your street like trash

[@mohammadsshaharom5807]

any country have poverty.. why must hate saudi..?

[@FJ-Channel]

Those are refugees/foreigners not saudi people. Mostly come from conflict area such syria, palestine, iraq, afghanistan, yemen, etc. Enough is enough ... Please don't make more lies..

[@4chukwuebuka]

J.G.P Channel but Saudi has 25% poverty rate and Saudis are very lazy

[@roromadry1505]

John O Fuck u

[@roromadry1505]

This is a neighborhood of Nakasah and it is known that all the inhabitants of Bangladesh are not Saudi and are now being completely demolished.😂😂

[@nanserekoruth4522]

@@4chukwuebuka not lie,Arab woman showed me pictures,people they have no houses yet there citizen

[@mohammadibnallah8062]

you are not wrong, you are a lier. There are many Saudis who don't even eat 2 times a day. I was in Saudi Arabia for 9 years (unfortunately). There are plaxes that are extremelly dirty, poor and smelly AND they ARE Saudis. You know it. I lost my faith in Saudi Arabia when I was 25 years old after goint to a "religious" university. I went back to Cairo (a veeery poor coutry) and I kicked islam out os my mind also because people like you try to lhide themselves behind the finger. All is lies or hipocracy! What a dirty people what a shameful religion.

[@Mhadyourfriend]

The people that were begging in the streets in this vid aren’t poor or in need, 99% of them work together like a big gang using people empathy and emotions to collect millions of dollars , the government caught them but there are so many, they fight between each other on the streets, buying or selling specific areas so no one else can beg in that areas but them, I’m not saying that there are no poor people, they exists but it’s very rare and they usually don’t beg in that way , I just wanted to clarify that.

[@younes2415]

Sure, those people selling goods and living next to a open sewer make millions lol

[@thelord9999]

that's BS, no one on the video is saudi.. those are foreigners who work on saudi arabia from india,Yemen and other countries

[@muhammadhassanhajj3128]

Well, let assume all these who featured in the video are all foreigners ,then what about this sanitation and shitty infrastructure !! Does it belong to the foreign countries as well or maybe the poor foreigners brought these devastated streets along Lol !!!!!How on earth a country like Saudi Arabia has such an infrastructure !!!

[@mnctvchannel1316]

Okay, if they are foreigners, why don't the government help. Thousands of people are streaming to Europe, and no one needs them there? Why don't you Saudis take your brothers and sisters from Yemen and Iraq? Help your fellow Muslims! Give them refuge from war! Why are they have to travel to foreign lands with different culture, if there is a beautiful, rich country like Saudi Arabia? Tell me honestly, why?

[@jkrj1026]

sorry dear but you know nothing about what Saudi Arabia has been doing to fellow muslims and Arabs.. 30% of Saudi population are non Saudis mostly from muslim or Arab countries.. it's a huge percentage.. they count in millions.. let's talk about Syrian refugees alone.. Saudi Arabia received about about 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of the civil war.. 2.5 millions can you imagine? and even Saudi Arabia gave them normal residency not "as refugees"! I can see our Syrian brothers and sisters everywhere in Riyadh... talking about financial support? our country donated about 700 millions US dollars.. we opened a whole hospital with Saudi staff in Zataari Syrian refugees camp in Jordan.. about Yemenis? everywhere you can find Yemeni brothers like they own the place.. they own a lot and a lot of shops.. better than their lives in Yemen.. also our country usually donate half a bilion or a billion (annually) to Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, morocco.. so please don't be fooled about what anyone say about Saudi Arabia.. media started a war on us .. to make you people hate us and our country.. they have certain plans or something to do something bad to our country..

[@jkrj1026]

sorry dear but you know nothing about what Saudi Arabia has been doing to fellow muslims and Arabs.. 30% of Saudi population are non Saudis mostly from muslim or Arab countries.. it's a huge percentage.. they count in millions.. let's talk about Syrian refugees alone.. Saudi Arabia received about about 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of the civil war.. 2.5 millions can you imagine? and even Saudi Arabia gave them normal residency not "as refugees"! I can see our Syrian brothers and sisters everywhere in Riyadh... talking about financial support? our country donated about 700 millions US dollars.. we opened a whole hospital with Saudi staff in Zataari Syrian refugees camp in Jordan.. about Yemenis? everywhere you can find Yemeni brothers like they own the place.. they own a lot and a lot of shops.. better than their lives in Yemen.. also our country usually donate half a bilion or a billion (annually) to Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, morocco.. so please don't be fooled about what anyone say about Saudi Arabia.. media started a war on us .. to make you people hate us and our country.. they have certain plans or something to do something bad to our country..

[@jkrj1026]

we have 1 Ethiopian maid and 1 Filipino tailor (both are christian) working in our house and I treat them better than I treat my sisters and friends.. my mom treat them better than she treats me.. she worries about them all the time and she cannot eat until they have their meal.. are you still thinking that all Saudi people are treating fellow muslims, workers or whatever like slaves?

[@tiaraelesha7918]

the rich n richest wont help

[@AI_KyunNotAnEgg]

I swear we are not rich We're just normal people like everyone around the world😓

[@bashvid.5320]

@@AI_KyunNotAnEgg gulf country are rich

[@AI_KyunNotAnEgg]

@@bashvid.5320 maybe you mean our government

[@mikla625]

These are not Saudis, but they are from Yemen, Burma, Bangladesh and other countries

[@mikla625]

@@AI_KyunNotAnEgg You are a liar, I am Saudi and I know that all of these are not Saudis but foreigners

[@MirMahmud2003]

I've lived in Saudi Arabia for many years.All in all I can say that a Saudi living in slums are extremely rare.Those old settlement that was once for riches are now housing Africans and Asians.These documentary is absolutely misleading people.Yes but at least the govt should work hard to fix those problems.

[@swashbuckler2319]

"Now housing Africans and Asians" You mean the modern slave labor that runs gulf countries. And this is supposed to make this better?? Average Deluded Arab

[@Nawaf-]

This video is a lie. This location is not for living. One scene shows storage warehouses. And another scene shows a shops road. Also. It is in 🕋 Mecca. Which is an ancient city with very old infrastructure. They put another footage for comparison, compare it with Riyadh. A modern metropolis with skyscrapers. Lol. The manipulation here is on another level 😂 Why do they lie about Saudi Arabia so much?

[@karthikramesh3669]

Shut up you 🐷

[@absyahwa7698]

YOU ARE IMMIGRANTS, YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT REAL SAUDIS

[@MirMahmud2003]

@@absyahwa7698 so you mean you know about them more sitting in the home than me who has lived there for several years??

[@burhanuddinsakarwala5033]

It's abysmal that such poverty exists. If this is the holiest land for Muslims then all people should be given opportunities to live a respectful life.

[@ilovemyservicedog8862]

I always thought Saudi Arabia had no homeless country no homeless

[@ihar9862]

These are not homeless ppl + they are illigal immigrants

[@gamigam6420]

Helped me helped my family we are poor and I want to change our life, funded my transport project in my country please😢

[@Ma1q444]

While these people are starving and living in poverty the Saudi billionaires are giving billions to football players.

[@Xnan97]

They're not the Saudis, but the hands of worker holding other nationalities...

[@SherKhanYT]

Lol this place is nakasa market which is located in makkah and the area shown in this video is fish and meat market thats why the are looks dirty.

[@sushilsharma4202]

Then they say south asia is dirty. Lol, look at your own country

[@yasinali2711]

@@sushilsharma4202 Uneducated and egoistic people only do such comparisons ...

[@greenfieldsagropro]

Absolutely, your compassion and understanding are important. People living in slums face various challenges, and showing kindness and empathy is crucial. They, like everyone else, aspire for a better life. Treating them with respect and compassion goes a long way in creating a more inclusive and compassionate society. 🤝❤🌍

[@MMD_16-95]

These aren’t Saudi, they are foreign who live in Saudi Arabia and they should return to their country when their contract 📑 end

[@khushikhan6839]

But atleast they dont have DRUG n rape Problem which is a very big achievement.

[@williamr.lacerda8848]

I have seen worse poverty conditions in Brazil and other countries. It is normal although poverty is not acceptable. Jesus said: You will always have the poor among you.

[@vaughnreedjr6592]

Fuck Jesus

[@chairshema]

@@vaughnreedjr6592 Fuck Muhammad too.

[@verysmartultrahuman939]

@@chairshema he is not Muslim you dumb fuck, Muslims can not insult Jesus because he is a prophet of God.

[@joshk6066]

As a human society, poverty is completely acceptable, which is why it has always been a part of the human condition. It's only individuals who believe it isn't, unfortunately human society as a whole will never agree... because the wealthy and powerful control society and always have and they accept poverty.

[@jihanesali2079]

Arabias has a sea of oil .its rich country no like other counries

[@worldview730]

In the U.S. where I live it's the same way, the rich over here, the poor over there. People everywhere, always begging in the streets, subways, airports, train stations, etc., It's a permanent way of life now

[@fatemad4012]

Those in America most of them are drug addicts but problem is these are healthy Arab people has no imployment or job to have income

[@michelgrenier3287]

In the United States, whoever holds power is elected and chosen by American citizens. In Saudi Arabia, a group of individuals used violence and crime against residents to seize land that did not belong to them. This family has seized the wealth of this country by force and forced its people into slavery, using religion and weapons against those who resist their domination.

[@drdoody69]

PBS unfortunately is losing a lot of its credibility!! I'm a Saudi Arabian and you might find my comment is not qualified to be bias free. I accept that, but what I don't accept is twisting things by a respectable agency such as PBS - Frontline. Saudi Arabia, like the US, faces a tremendous problem of illegal immigrants or settlers. US by being the land of opportunity to the world but most accessible by its close neighbors (Mexico & other South American countries), Saudi Arabia is attractive to Muslims desperate for better life as they enter the country by a limited Hajj (pilgrimage) or Umra (spiritual special visit to Holy city - Makkah) and just never leave after their original intent. They become illegal immigrants. They leave the original city to nearby cities (like Jeddah). Most end up living through illegal workforce or end as beggars. They also would live in hide-out ghettoes (never intended for living). This is what you see in the documentary in most and twisted to be Saudis.

[@drdoody69]

+derty qwerty 42N , Thanks for your shared point that well-respected and strongly felt by many. It was rather startling to me, as the source here is not a private sector with certain ideology to propagate for, but a government-owned public institution. That what really ticked me off!! I wish the same wonderful time to you and all followers to our dialogue.

[@RK-qg8ld]

Nadir Al-Dubayan immigrants built the country. All of them.

[@oa3255]

This is happening is your saudi arabia.. YouTue and PBS are american and in our standards people living within the borders of a country are accountable to that country.

[@BaibonnDilangalenSangid-fv9qk]

When things are said or written, do not make an alibi that US, Mexico etc has it? All countries have poverty UK, France, Belgium Amsterdam have them.

[@SnugglyFruit]

OK 2 minutes and haven't seen a Saudi male or female... How is Saudi Arabia uncovered then

[@theunknownguy265]

Lol fake news bro

[@gianluigibuffon1382]

Saudi Arabia, like any country in the world where rich and poor you imagine the negative and positive leave

[@gato5482]

Eden Eden every country has poverty

[@FrontRowSeatToEarth]

The case of Makkah is special. The vast majority of people in those slums are illegal immigrants. Because of that, they receive no benefits and can’t get well paying jobs. Also, most illegal immigrants live in Makkah. The welfare program is meant to help Saudis and ABSID and it works. This documentary is very misleading and tries to paint Saudi Arabia in a bad light.

[@piercasse]

One of those immigrant is your real father

[@FrontRowSeatToEarth]

BN foot this isn’t even remotely offensive.

[@piercasse]

Not trying to be offensive is the truth....ask your mom

[@FrontRowSeatToEarth]

BN foot you don’t know my personal life to say stuff like this. You should be ashamed. You obviously weren’t raised properly if you can sit behind a screen and say stupid stuff like this.

[@piercasse]

@@FrontRowSeatToEarth we tried to be polite with saudis for years ...not anymore . Al hazkan bin kharyan must go.

[@soulshunter87]

all of the people in the vid arent even Saudis lol, i dont mean that there are no poor Saudi, but these people are foreigners and workers from east Asia and this where they live because they are poor.

[@kiDkiDkiD12]

Saudis govermet dont care about its people

[@abdulvahid93]

Why are they being poor even they are working?

[@paralelsuniverse9345]

@@abdulvahid93 too much ilegal and that haram you know ..working with ilegal line is against law

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

@@abdulvahid93 They are NOT allowed to work, the gov treat them as leftovers from labor workers and are thrown into these dumpster districts, even though they were born and raised in Saudi and have no passports.

[@Mohammed-bd7ql]

@@paralelsuniverse9345 Working is not haram stop spreading filthy lies about Islam.

[@wasiahmed1547]

Their slums look better than indian modern areas

[@theunknownguy265]

Also this video is not in my country Saudi Arabia, it's fake news

[@savitar8002]

This slum looks better than the whole Pakistan

[@njfuk888]

Bangladesh is toilet country

[@hollysaga]

As a saudi who lives in jeddah the previous footage exists but i assume only %15 of the population live in a similar condition including saudis and foreigners

[@xananymous431]

I live in Riyadh but I come from taif.. Yes you will see the slums in some province but other then that no.. Most of the poor people are non Saudis like Pakistan, iraqian and etc.. Even in mecca n medina there is poor people but we won't see them cuz we are always helping each other.. Everyone is the same whether we are poor or rich bcuz at the end of the day we will eventually die.. We do not bring our richness to our grave except our deeds to Allah, our prayer.. That is the one that makes us rich cuz our reward for doing good deeds will be jannah

[@ss1212ss]

Non saudis

[@saman-iw9tx]

2%

[@joyk979]

@@saman-iw9tx are you Saudi ?

[@theunknownguy265]

@@joyk979 this is my other account, Yes I am saudi

[@sauravnanda9425]

Media will never show it.

[@walaa461]

The guy who was talking at the end was in Istanbul , Come on this is a big lie and all people in this video are not Saudis Stop lying and treat others like idiots to believe this !

[@drdoody69]

Great catch!! Yes that was Istanbul in Turkey.

[@neyklem1728]

As always, the video was shot to shame Saudis but who cares? No rich country in the West have it all. Slums exists in every country, so stop shaming Saudis & focus on your backyard.

[@michelgrenier3287]

I offer to replace these old, dilapidated houses with dancers with exposed breasts, tight, shapely thighs, and blond hair that blows in the wind.

[@aquafrsh1]

THESE ARE NOT SAUDI PEOPLE. these are most probably illegal immigrants who came to mekkah for pilgrimage and stayed there because they don't want to go back to their home countries. they can't benefit like the Saudis because they don't have official papers.

[@coolvoices6608]

Why keep them😂 deport them back to their countries

[@zappyapp]

how does that make it better???

[@cd9125]

I am living here for 7 years coming from Holland, most people you see here are immigrants that have made their living areas dirty. A government can not make you a clean person. One more thing, saudis a generous people and many people are making a business out of begging and I have seen this with my own eyes. There is a % of Poverty is in every country and no country can avoid that. But here I have seen less than other places. Saudis are truly welcoming and generous but why would you work if most are stopping the car to give you free cash. Asians ( many of them) come to make money and they make lots, build their homes in their countries and show no care for keeping their streets clean, same for african immigrants. I have been an immigrant all of my life and i can testify that the ones here are a mess when it comes to social manners. Again no government that police you throwing dirty water or garbage on the street. This documentary is not being fair and i love Frontline but no documentary is better than my own eyes.

[@fatemad4012]

They wear arabic custom clothes they are Arabs

[@yamio69]

Interesting to see.

[@markiscouch6729]

I enjoying watching this video. I'm more aware of social issues in Saudi Arabia.

[@ss1212ss]

They are from Burma not Saudis .

[@thegamerkhan]

They aren't from Saudi. Saudi generally doesn't accept immigrants unless you have a job there

[@COD_sucks]

If you’re a researcher or something, some photos in this vid not taken from saudi, the people also were not saudi obvios from the pakistani clothes and Hindi ethnicity. Also that photo of large mosque in the end of Video i dont know where is that maybe Jordan or Palestine or Turkey very likely🇹🇷 but for sure it is not Jeddah or Mekkah as mentioned.

[@singhabhishekbly]

Come to india these scenes are nornal here.

[@thevigilant266]

No country is clear of poverty

[@Randomguy-zv3tv]

Every comment be like "I've seen worse" ...dudes by pointing someone worser you won't make ur condition any better....someone just shown the reality 🤦

[@user-it2ni7ik4t]

Unsanitary conditions, begging, faulty dangerous infrastructure.(faulty wiring, plumbing, dangerous lifts etc etc) is very common in KSA while they are very proud of "The Line".

[@blue89girl]

I call BS. I am Saudi. And I have never ever seen a homeless "saudi" person begging and sleeping on the street of my country but I have seen some none Saudis homless who mostly are pilgrims (who stayed) or illegal immigrants. Still not as many homeless people as I've seen in Europe.

[@gairahadam5304]

I was waiting when someday quraish people will lead Arabian peninsula again. Saudi Arabia is not belong to Najed people, they are Zeonis

[@AR-go4vd]

Bro those people are illegal immigrants who came for hajj and overstayed their Visa, and they still have homes and something to eat! U know they can just go to the immigration office and just go back to their countries, but they prefer not to do it

[@hazarapeektechnicalhpt5997]

It is not saudi arabia fake this video

[@Realhistoryforkids]

I think Saudi government csn fix this easily but they just don't do it

[@jericsonsalvacion2925]

This is the result for putting one corrupt family in their goverment

[@Realhistoryforkids]

@@jericsonsalvacion2925 corrupting? There is no corruption in royal family of Saudi they own the kingdom so no corruption

[@jericsonsalvacion2925]

@@Realhistoryforkids lol oil of saudi belongs to all its citizens monarchy is bullshit on earth

[@malikjunaid9870]

Please help me I m jobless I m from Pakistan I m poor man

[@victimovtalent6036]

Even in 1st world countries the poverty still exist

[@mahanemahn8098]

not as bad as this lol

[@theunknownguy265]

@@mahanemahn8098 because this video isn't real, I am Saudi, living in my country Saudi Arabia, born and raised here in my country Saudi Arabia حمدالله. This is fake news they are brainwashing every one

[@Sexyfine3000]

@@mahanemahn8098 Ever been to New York? It's a lot worse than what's in this video lol

[@bellyache5421]

USA also,

[@Commander_35]

​@@theunknownguy265 And you just convinced me that this is true.

[@ambessashield9360]

There are many reasons to hate Saudi government or society, but honestly speaking, there are probably more homeless people in L.A or New York than Saudi arabia.

[@Voice1977]

The poor people living in those slums were not Saudi, the overwhelming majority of people living in slums in the kingdom are illegal residents with no access to government services or employment due to their illegal status. Compartively speaking, you find worse slums infested with drugs and organized crime in the U.S and other advanced nations with both illegal and legal residents. As a Saudi, I have benefited greatly from our government policy of free education and services. The government paid for my education in Canada and paid for my parents education in Australia and the U.S (both have Phd's). We are not royals or connected to the circles of power, we are are ordinary Saudis who have been supported and nurtured by our government. We have faith and love for our country and it's government. Bless our King Salam and we as Saudis would not have it any other way-the world's thoughts and lies about us matter not and are of no consequence to us.

[@alexandermutune6131]

Not everyone maybe as lucky to get admission & sponsorship in western universities to study upto masters & possibly PHD level.The beneficiaries must obviously be among the brightest in the country's schooling system.Just like in any society, there must be those 'not so lucky to finish schooling & get jobs'.

[@argadargad9128]

You are one of the privileged that went through that, what about the countless Saudis in the South that got their homes demolished so Mr Bone Saw can build his stupid Line? Are they lucky enough to apply for a scholarship go get a PhD like mommy and daddy?

[@raaya351]

@@alexandermutune6131all you have to do is pass an exam. it’s not just for the country’s brightest. saudi is able to do this so let them

[@barofranco8215]

​@@raaya351saudi arabia has a pretty low score on the pisa 2022 test for much they invest in education, even turkey as a poorer country has a good score

[@timcunningham6932]

Watch movie goat life, this is Saudi Arabia! Still living in 800 A.D.

[@susantadey9358]

I think saudi is rich

[@theunknownguy265]

Finally someone understand that this video is fake, I respect u from Saudi Arabia حمدالله

[@savitar8002]

@@theunknownguy265 He actually wanted to say I thought Saudi is rich

[@nawabKhan-tv7vh]

@@theunknownguy265 saudi people are worst dirty

[@S9.S4]

he brought a hidden camera ? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL !! These slums are no secret in Saudi Arabia, Poor and Rich exist everywhere.

[@user-do6eu9jl6h]

these slums are the neighborhoods of the people who seeked refuge from Myanmar in the 70s it's a very big place, and Mecca is full of them but you still can't find saudi nationals homeless anywhere

[@user-do6eu9jl6h]

Well Done Pepe America dominates the world and there is homeless people every where We do have decent facilities But until now nobody documents saudi wealth, only show the bad things These slums were built by Myanmar refugees, and some of these are ancient neighborhood before saudi rule

[@user-do6eu9jl6h]

Well Done Pepe You never went further than your backyard, shut the fuck up

[@user-do6eu9jl6h]

Well Done Pepe​ I dont have time to find answers for ignorants like you You'll just keep talking and making shit up  Did you call me "poor saudi" That alone proofs your stupidity

[@FarisAlsharif]

+Well Done Pepe i will give u 1,000,000$ if u found a saudi who is homeless, u will never found, these ppl are from yamen, africa and other poor countries.

[@FarisAlsharif]

+Well Done Pepe u r a fuckin liar . Sorry for disrespecting, but u r really true liar.

[@al-bashcookmohamed7696]

طبيعي اى دولة فى العالم فيها فقر عادي بس السعودية على ما اعتقد أغلبهم أغنياء (طبعا مش قصدي اثرياء جدا وكده لكن اقصد ربنا رازقهم الحمد لله) وأغلب السعودية اماكن نضيفة وحلوة انا عمري ما جيت السعودية بس بقول كده عشان بشوف دائما فيديوهات زي دي عن مصر وصحيح الفيديوهات اللى بيجبوها دي بتكون موجوده فى مصر فعلا وده حقيقة لكن اللى مش حقيقة إن كل مصر فقيرة زي ما بيظهروا فى الفيديوهات دي لا أغلبنا طبقة متوسطة وأغلب مصر أماكن كويسة ونضيفة فانا قست نفس الموضوع على السعودية

[@xxxXx-el6hz]

صحيح وكمان الاحياء ذي والعشوائيات ذي 99%منها وافدين ومخالفين للاقامة

[@michelgrenier3287]

لماذا يفهم العرب دائما الأمور بطريقة عكسية ؟ بطريقة غبية ؟ بطريقة سخيفة ؟ لديهم جماجم ملتوية. إنهم يسعون دائمًا إلى تبرير ما لا يمكن تبريره. عند العرب يمكن اعتبار اللون الأبيض لونا أسود والعكس كذلك. إذا تحديتهم في حقيقتهم الجاهزة المطلقة فسوف يذهبون إلى حد السلاح، إلى الحرب، إلى الجريمة.

[@mrpersianality6363]

It looks fake. They won't show street signs, license plates.... the people. What they show, they don't look Saudi. Why not interview them in Arabic and let us hear them if they are Saudi?

[@kiDkiDkiD12]

Yes I am saudi, and this is the truth. People live like this :(

[@Ivy00192]

@@kiDkiDkiD12 Stop lying, you're either not a Saudi or you are simply some lying fucktard

[@harounmartin2142]

@@Ivy00192 he is honest..we are poor

[@Ivy00192]

@@harounmartin2142 Since when there's a Saudi person called Haroun Martin? Anyway, the slums do exist, but they are mostly common in a few cities such as Jeddah and Makkah, though they're mostly inhabited by non-Saudis, mostly illegal immigrants who came from Umrah but never left the country. Most of the Saudi population have medium to high revenues, only a small percentage live under the line of poverty. Do not speak on behalf of the millions of Saudis living in the country. You might be poor, but not everyone is poor, so refrain from using "we" as you appear to be speaking on behalf of millions of people, and spreading false info.

[@Torterra625]

At this point, Agrabah is more vibrant Arabian paradise, although sadly only exists in fiction.

[@fishermann1102]

these are not Saudi

[@NextFuckingLevel]

It is saudi

[@Rushikesh_Kendre]

It's is Saudi bro

[@nab.7250]

@@Rushikesh_Kendre The people are not Saudi, they are from Burma, Africa, Bangladesh, Yemen etc.

[@theunknownguy265]

@@NextFuckingLevel I am Saudi, this video is bs

[@theunknownguy265]

@@Rushikesh_Kendre no, iam Saudi, and I confirm you this video is fake

[@HasanXd327]

1:31 the place where i grew up good to see Masha Allah

[@josephparungaoandchristine7362]

The government provided so many projects for the poor, allowance,jobless support, housing projects and education. People has to strive to uplift their situation, laziness is a common problem. Sometimes these slums are not for the locals but homes for illegal undocumented citizens.

[@Ulatimber]

What are you saying do you know what is the wealth of royal family of Saudi it is 1.4 trillion dollar that's is more than there gdp of one years of Saudi. They just spend money on social medias showing luxury lifestyle they have nothing except oil. And oil will be over in some decades they have 80% economy on oil, 11 on tourism 9 on local items. They have no intellects no engineers. Nothing only read & learn Quran. Keep reciting it. Let's see how Saudi will sustain it's 350 million population after oil is over. Look at dubai it's 95% economy contribute front non oil sectors. It modernised itself they left those old sharia illogical nomadic useless things now there economy is one of the advance economy depends on sectors like finance, transportation, ports, weapon industry, banking it is Singapore of middle east Saudi is useless. Let's how it will sustain when world will shift from oil to hydrogen or lithium.

[@untrainednewbirds]

Because Arab won't give citizenship to people from other countries even when their children are born there. And education system must be bad there as well because they have to hire people for EVERY sector of work. Privileged families take education in western countries.

[@worldpeace7725]

We used to think the money earned by selling free oil was used to take good care of its citizens. We were wrong?

[@lordgarmdno7506]

No

[@lordgarmdno7506]

They're people who migrated incorrectly.

[@lordgarmdno7506]

Or an illegal way.

[@ihar9862]

Not citizens they are from burma

[@fatemad4012]

​@@lordgarmdno7506They wear arabic custom clothes they are Arabs

[@misssincere5762]

Look at all the Saudi’s who disliked the video ???

[@theunknownguy265]

Because its fake news idiot

[@myrstika]

The truth hurts.

[@badrul2604]

Shameful. I have seen this when I last visited . I feel sorry for the poor people . The hearts of the rich people is evil .

[@FrontRowSeatToEarth]

Badrul Alam Zakat. An annual donation of 2.5% that all rich and middle class muslims have to make to the poor. Being poor anyway in the world is an endless cycle. Don’t blame it on a certain country.

[@theunknownguy265]

Please no one answer accept "Badrul Alam" Where is this located?

[@Ritusharma-xg4jj]

Rich:Poor Ratio is every where in the world , also Some what % Poverty present everywhere ...in all country., This is history of earth till date , and till continue in future......show also poverty of USA,FRANCE, UK , CHINA, EUROPE .

[@KlingonGamerYT]

all those rich saudis sitting on the wealth

[@worldview730]

It's a global thing The Haves vs the Have nots

[@xxxRebbleRulesxxx]

When I saw this I was like dude I live in Saudi Arabie

[@theunknownguy265]

Ikr, the fake news is spreading too much lies

[@theunknownguy265]

@Raghad amri ikr yet they run their mouth 😂😂

[@truecomment3650]

These areas live immigrants. Most of them are not Saudis. But the money the Royal family spending across the world is able to build every corner of the country and feed everyone very well.

[@xavierlopez9302]

this ppl come from other country to beg

[@roromadry1505]

TheSushiraw There are no Saudis like this. I live in a village, the north and the west There are no poor people. They are immigrants living in Mecca

[@TELENOVELASCHANNEL]

@@roromadry1505 every country have poor people. Not that hard to accept it

[@theunknownguy265]

@@TELENOVELASCHANNEL its hard to....., because its fake news, If I say "everyone in America is not allowed to say bad words, if someone said he would be punished like medieval times" Wouldn't you feel bad if everyone believes in this lies?

[@TELENOVELASCHANNEL]

@@theunknownguy265 how do you know it's fake news? They told you? Like what proofs do you have?

[@absyahwa7698]

@@theunknownguy265 BRAINWASHED SAUDI.WAHHABIST

[@badhan7878]

All those who are begging or those who live in those slum are all the foreign workers

[@Ali_Ya_Ali]

I wonder if any Saudi reporters go to hoods like in Los Angeles or parts of Chicago and Detroit and go “ look at the slums of the u.s.” 🤔 I’d say that those places could be seen as equal or even worse to this place.

[@terrysetiawan6289]

They are not Saudi but migrant ....

[@infinixinfinix769]

I love KSA

[@theunknownguy265]

Thanks

[@theunknownguy265]

@Sabir is your full namw sabir husain?

[@WeWe-bm2sd]

Fake video

[@snibna]

totally agree with this video

[@mohammedhassan4078]

snibna first of all Saudi is a rich country second of all some of these clips are not from Saudi a bunch of liars

[@Ruthless121]

Love for your brother what you love for yourself. If muslims entered into islam completely then we would not have these problems.

[@treeoflife5076]

There is always poverty in every place in the world. Even the US, Europe, Australia or Asia. The community are always divided into 2 groups the rich and the poor. I Live in the Philippines some countries see us , as one of the poorest countries but visit our place in BGC and Makati you will have a second thought. There will always be a poor community the battle that we need to fight is to have a quality of life. You can be poor but with the help of good governance poor people can have a good quality of life. Like acces to proper healthcare, a roof to live, clean water and a safe community.

[@mannycalavera9963]

As if there arent slums in other countries.

[@alhidayahpathoftherighteou3698]

exactly

[@senatorronin6969]

Saudi invests more ISIS than it does for the well being of its people.The Sheikh's stuff dinars into their as* but never help the poor.Why resist,behead the poor and tell it is stated in the Holy Quran..

[@KLKLKLDUF]

THIS video is going viral on KZbin because this is not how 99.9% of Saudi Arabia looks like.. these in the video are mostly undocumented immigrants who stayed in Makkah after Hajj. These bad areas thankfully are getting demolished by the government of Makkah and replaced by state of the art mixed used buildings like Jabal Omar.. King Abdulaziz way and the fourth expansion of the holy mosque which demolished a 40 billion dollars worth of properties and compensated their owners in 2005 until today the government buys these areas and develop it. These areas featured in the videos exist before even the Saudi State existed and thankfully we are getting red of them. I exactly know that this channel is linked with Iranian propaganda because of the propaganda movie Saudi Uncovered lol who is has an Iranian citizen director.. keep crying

[@dr.alahdal]

Those are not slums but old house that near the grand mosque mostly old locals are living and refusing to leave. Each house is worth more than 2,000,000 $ but are didn't want to sell but children will sale it after their parents passaway. My grandfather used to live there and my mother owned a house there too. A Poor family non-Saudi were aloud to live in here house rent free for more than 40 years.

[@michelgrenier3287]

I was truly moved to tears when I learned that the old mud houses are worth over $2 million. Please, I implore you to give me the address of these houses so that I can purchase ten or twenty for my workers coming from the United States and Germany.

[@BigMota]

Looks better than California

[@worldview730]

Venice Beach Boardwalk Cali.

[@saman-iw9tx]

Bruh, as a Saudi, the amount of fake in this news made me die lol, I never seen this slum in my country

[@danzan1798]

That’s because you haven’t been everywhere in your own country.

[@saman-iw9tx]

@@danzan1798 makkah is the best city on earth, this is a little place near my home called Nakkasa, all barmawi people live their illigly, and those places are being demolished now

[@yasinali2711]

@@saman-iw9tx 70% common Arab population is poor with little access to governance... I worked with home ministry in gulf... Jaziratul Arab is like police state

[@GeorgeZoleyvar]

Poverty are everywhere even in heaven

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

Dirty

[@coolbian513]

propaganda! this is a fake video

[@roromadry1505]

This is a neighborhood of Nakasah and it is known that all the inhabitants of Bangladesh are not Saudi and are now being completely demolished.😂😂

[@lamalama5213]

why are you making fun of them though :C

[@theunknownguy265]

@@lamalama5213 no one is making fun of them, we are making fun of u all I di o t s who chose to believe this fake news 😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fahadalghanim9474]

LOL the people that you filmed in the slums and on the streets are not even Saudis. What a BS to get more viewers !

[@gauravnegi4312]

Poverty if people knew not to have babies when poor📉📉📉

[@sirmakhno6801]

Parece o Brasil kkkkkk

[@qusayabdul-hamid1778]

1:40 That's not Saudi....