Saudi Arabia Reps Tout Production Incentives, Get Grilled on Women’s Rights
Saudi Arabia will offer generous tax incentives as it looks to lure Hollywood studios to the desert kingdom and bolster its local film and television industry….
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Saudi Arabia applauds introduction of physical education in girls schools
Many citizens welcomed the Ministry of Education’s announcement of introducing physical education in girls’ schools. The decision is scheduled to be implemented in September. The…
Police arrested Saudi woman for posting picture without hijab – Photo
A woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested for stepping out without an abaya or a long robe worn by Muslim women. She had announced…
Campaign urges women to report domestic violence
Alwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, has launched a two-week online awareness campaign against domestic violence in cooperation with the National Family…
Violence against women does exist in Saudi Arabia
I do not understand why some Saudis deny the fact that women suffer from domestic abuse and violence. How can they say that such violence…
Saudi Arabia: Woman faces calls for execution after posting picture without hijab
A woman in Saudi Arabia has sparked outrage after posting a photo of herself on Twitter without an abaya or hijab, and is now facing calls for her execution….
Saudi women’s spouses not exempt
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has said non-Saudi spouses of Saudi women are not exempted from the Saudization decision of the telecommunication sector….
Saudi Arabia: Trial begins of 13 women who staged protests in Buraidah
The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh on Tuesday began the first session to put on trial 13 Saudi women accused of incitement and participating in…
Mother sells tea in street for a living in Saudi Arabia – Photos
A Saudi woman has broken the fetters of unemployment and ensured her a decent income by selling tea in the street. Jumana Makki, who sells…
One in 10 Saudi women would rather not marry. Why?
The General Authority of Statistics has put the rate of spinsterhood among Saudi women at 10.07 percent. This means that one in every 10 women…