Saudi players, in general, have been bombarded with videos and social-media messages denouncing the game as “dangerous” and potentially subversive. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Pokémon Go fever has spiked as high in Saudi Arabia as anywhere. Ahlam Sulami, a 33-year-old health educator at a public hospital here, is one of those female Pokémon players, and she doesn’t see the challenges as a joke. But in the conservative kingdom, the addictive game isn’t just a game — it’s a social mirror. “Even at busy intersections there is Pokémon, and girls are with their drivers searching for Pokémons.”One woman joked that the craze might open up a business opportunity.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 09:56 UTC