This week the 4th Summit of the Arab and South American Countries took place in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, adjacent to the Ritz Carlton, where the delegates were staying (pictured here).

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many flags in Riyadh, on every major road and overpass as well as here, at the conference center and hotel. They also tried to spruce up the city by putting plastic tubs of flowers on the roadsides.

Flag display at the gate of the Ritz Carlton, posted earlier: