Saudi bid to protect pre-Islamic sites upends religious dictates
Source: Reuters BY Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is preserving pre-Islamic heritage sites, like a date palm oasis from the Stone Age, in a break with the austere […]
Former Siemens CEO Kleinfeld made adviser to Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
He “will take over wider responsibilities to enhance the economic, technological and financial development of Saudi Arabia”, the statement said. Image Credit: Rueters Published: 11:42 July 3, 2018 Rueters […]
Why Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince still needs his father
Bruce Riedel July 6, 2018 Article Summary The influential, yet polarizing, Mohammed bin Salman still relies on his father King Salman’s legitimacy and credentials as the country faces challenges at […]
800,000 expats have left Saudi Arabia, creating a hiring crisis: ‘Employers say young Saudi men and women are lazy and are not interested in working’
Ambrose Carey, Alaco Jul. 9, 2018, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, at a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Reuters/POOL New The Saudisation policy of […]
The economic benefits of women driving in Saudi Arabia
Talat Zaki Hafiz July 08, 2018 After a prolonged debate over allowing women to drive cars in Saudi Arabia, finally the matter was put to rest on June 24 following […]
Deaths of 2 Saudi students in a heroic river rescue leaves KSA with sense of pride, heartbreak
Cousins Theeb Al-Yami, 27, and Jaser Al-Rakah, 25, died trying to rescue children from the Chicopee River. ASEEL BASHRAHEEL & Deema Alkhudair July 07, 2018 Al-Yami was an engineering student […]
‘West not plotting against Islam,’ says MWL’s Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa in exclusive interview
1 / 4 MWL Secretary-General Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa. (AN photo by Ziyad Alarfaj) 2 / 4 3 / 4 MWL Secretary-General Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa on a visit […]
Princes and top officials remain jailed in Saudi Arabia: report
Many held as part of kingdom’s ‘anti-corruption purge’ face no official charges, sources tell Wall Street Journal. Many of those detained are being held in maximum-security prisons, WSJ said [File: […]
Hajj, aviation officials review preparations for pilgrims at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport
1 / 2 Saudi Arabian ministers have reviewed the preparations that are being made at the Hajj and Umrah hall at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport to receive pilgrims. (SPA) […]
The Blue Whale striking fear in the heart of Saudi Arabia
‘He was everything a parent could ask for in a child’:Abu Sa’ad Al-Ahmari with his 12-year-old son Abdul. Rawan Radwan July 04, 2018 The death of a Saudi student […]
The ban on Saudi women driving is ending: Here’s what you need to know Laura Smith Spark-Profile-Image
Source: CNN On Sunday, Saudi Arabia will end the world’s only ban on women drivers. For the first time in its history, women will be able to drive themselves legally […]
‘Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia warn Israel against Turkey’
Source: Al Jazeera News Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine have warned Israel on separate occasions about Turkey’s creeping influence in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The report notes that senior […]
Saudis arrest another women’s right activist
Source: Al Jazeera News Saudi Arabia has arrested Hatoon al-Fassi, a Saudi women’s rights activist and writer, as part of its crackdown on activists in the kingdom, a human rights group […]
Four Arab states ‘support US plan’ for peace in the Middle East
Source: Al Jazeera News Four Arab states have backed the US plan for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, regardless of the position of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli newspaper […]
Saudi Women Can Now Drive. Overcoming Beliefs on Gender Will Be Harder.
Source: The New York Times By Margaret Coker June 24, 2018 JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — What if, for 40 years, government-run schools and mosques taught the same refrain — that women’s […]
‘I can’t believe I’m driving in Saudi Arabia’
Source: BBC News As Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on women drivers, Roa Altaweli, a midwife in Jeddah, makes her first drive to work. Here is her story. I woke […]
End of women driving ban caps dramatic year of achievements since Saudi crown prince’s appointment
The beginning of 2018 brought a decision that took the Kingdom closer to ending all forms of discrimination against its female population, with women allowed to watch football matches with […]
Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on women driving – this is what it means for women’s rights
One driving school received 165,000 applications in just three days Najah Al Otaibi 1 hour ago 0 comments https://d-37988045434164570777.ampproject.net/1529106593171/frame.html Majdooleen, who is among the first Saudi women allowed to drive […]
Saudi Women Drivers Face One Last Roadblock: Saudi Men
Source: Wall Street Journal By Margherita Stancati and Donna Abdulaziz June 21, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—When this kingdom’s ban on women driving ends Sunday, many Saudi women say they still face […]
Saudi Arabia’s women drivers get ready to steer their lives
Source: Reuters DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, […]