The Saudis expelled men on the basis of being too handsome.
Saudi Arabia engages in all manner of dubious practices: restricting a woman's ability to drive, crucifying people convicted of "sorcery" and so on. But here's something I just might stand behind: according to a report in the Arabic press, three officials from the UAE were booted out of the country "because authorities thought their looks may corrupt young women."
The handsome gentlemen in question claimed they were ejected not on the basis of their stunning looks but because Saudi authorities were concerned with a female artist they were travelling with.
Take it with a grain of salt, of course, but speaking as someone unlikely to be ejected from anywhere on the basis of my good looks, I can't work up that much outrage.
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