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While Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar crowd Saudi stadiums, women’s professional football, which was nonexistent in the country five years ago, is undergoing a quieter but no less radical transition. The latest in a series of friendlies...

Women in Saudi Arabia will now have the opportunity to live alone without the permission of a male guardian. The country will allow this by amending the Sharia law, which has been banned for so long....

From now on, women in Saudi Arabia will be able to register for the holy Hajj without a male guardian. The country’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Monday. According to a report from the...

For decades, straitlaced Saudi society offered limited opportunities for women seeking a paid job and the few who did find work were mostly restricted to the health and education sectors. An oppressive “guardianship” system also gave...

Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male “guardian”, the government said Thursday, ending a restriction that drew international censure and prompted extreme attempts to flee the kingdom. The landmark reform...

Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24, the General Department of Traffic Director General Mohammed al-Bassami said on Tuesday. “All the requirements for women in the kingdom to start...

News Hour: Saudi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary of its founding this weekend with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances, including allowing women into King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for a Saturday evening...

At a global economic summit on Sunday that was attended by a number of mediators, Saudi Arabia declared that the international community had failed Gaza and restated its demand for a Palestinian state. “The situation in...

Following discussions in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the latest stop on a trip aimed at calming a region agitated by the Israel-Hamas conflict, US senior diplomat Antony Blinken stated that there was “clear interest” in pursuing...

One of the most influential guys in film was with Naomi Campbell at the Cannes Film Festival this week, yet he represents a nation where movies were outlawed until five years ago. The Red Sea Film...