Al-Khayyal announced on Twitter that he would offer free hugs to the public on Tahlia street, a popular shopping area in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom's capital.
He and his friend were arrested there while waving banners marked 'Free Hug' in English, according to news website Sabq.org.
Although they were made to promise they would not repeat their actions, al-Khayyal told the Independent he was proud of what he had done and would carry on as he considered it charitable.
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