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Saudi says to lift driving ban on women June 24
May 9, 2018Saudi 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... -
Saudi Arabia launches entertainment revolution
May 4, 2018After repealing a decades-long ban on cinemas only last year, Saudi Arabia has now launched an ambitious drive to become a culture and entertainment hub as part of sweeping modernisation plans. American film star Katie Holmes... -
Saudi women’s fitness centre shut over ‘indecent’ video
Apr 21, 2018Saudi sports authorities shut down a female fitness centre in Riyadh Friday over a contentious promotional video that appeared to show a woman in figure-hugging workout attire. “We are not going to tolerate this,” Saudi sports... -
Saudi king reaffirms support for Palestinians after Israel comments
Apr 3, 2018Saudi King Salman reaffirmed support for Palestinians to US President Donald Trump, state media said Tuesday, after his son and heir apparent said Israel has a “right” to a homeland. The king “reaffirmed the kingdom’s steadfast... -
Saudi women celebrate Women’s Day with a jog in Jeddah
Mar 10, 2018Paying no heed to bemused onlookers, a group of women in the Saudi city of Jeddah marked International Women’s Day on Thursday by exercising one of their newly acquired freedoms: the right to go for a... -
Saudi reshuffles top military posts, adds a woman deputy minister
Feb 27, 2018Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reshuffled some of the kingdom’s top military officers and several deputy ministers on Monday in a broad shakeup seen as elevating younger officials in key economic and security areas. The chief of... -
Eleven Saudi princes detained following protest over utility bills
Jan 7, 2018Saudi Arabian authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against the government suspending payment of their utility bills, the public prosecutor said on Saturday. Saudi... -
Saudi Aramco uses new technology to re-explore vast Empty Quarter
Aug 31, 2017News Hour: Oil giant Saudi Aramco is using new technology to re-explore areas of the vast Arabian desert known as the Empty Quarter, which could help to bolster its proven reserves of oil and gas before... -
Skirmishes over culture strain alliance between Saudi rulers, clerics
May 11, 2017News Hour: When senior Saudi cleric Abdulaziz al-Tarifi told his almost one million Twitter followers that musical instruments were ungodly, it helped spark a hashtag among like-minded Saudis that “the people reject music academies”. The hashtag,... -
OIC’s Saudi chief resigned days after infuriating Egypt
Nov 1, 2016News Hour: The world’s largest pan-Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, said its Saudi chief resigned on Monday, days after infuriating Egypt over a remark that mocked President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. OIC Secretary-General Iyad Madani...
