A coffee habit: Farah al-Malki (centre), 90; his son Ahmed (left), 42; and grandson Mansour, 11; harvesting Khawlani coffee beans on their farm in Jizan, in south-western Saudi Arabia.
AS diplomatic victories go, it may not seem like much: The United Nations recognised the Khawlani coffee bean as part of the “intangible cultural heritage” of Saudi Arabia.
But for the country’s rulers, the designation late last year capped an all-out push to instill some national pride in their beloved bean.
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A coffee habit: Farah al-Malki (centre), 90; his son Ahmed (left), 42; and grandson Mansour, 11; harvesting Khawlani coffee beans on their farm in Jizan, in south-western Saudi Arabia.
Al-Malki checking his beans. — TNS
