27 October 2011 - 20:30

Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia say one-fifth of the population in the Persian Gulf powerhouse lives in poverty.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The activists have released a short documentary, “Poverty in Saudi Arabia,” which zooms in on the lives of millions of poor people in the Arab kingdom.

According to Saudi activists about 70 percent of people in the country do not own their homes.

The video in question interviews people living in al-Jaradiyah neighborhood, some five km away from the center of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Activists in Saudi Arabia have repeatedly criticized Riyadh for spending vast sums on buying arms from the West and not helping the millions living in poverty.

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