Women allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia will soon have the right to drive, according to a royal decree issued by the country’s King Salman. Royal order in Saudi Arabia to allow women to [...]
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Qatar defines boycott as illegal
Four Arab states declared a boycott on Qatar, and issued an ultimatum to Doha with a demand to shut down Al Jazeera television channel, curb ties with Iran, close a Turkish [...]
Trump promotes moderate Islam
Donald Trump will give a speech on combatting radical Islam to a group of Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia during his first trip abroad as the President of the United States of [...]
Mogherini towards talks on Syria
A second round of meetings in the framework of the European Union’s Regional Initiative on the future of Syria begins this week. A series of bilateral meetings at the [...]
At least 17 women elected in historic poll in Saudi Arabia #saudiarabia #elections #womenrights
Against all odds, initial results of municipal elections in Saudi Arabia – the first in history which were opened to women, both as electors and candidate – [...]
Saudi Arabia, a low step forward for women #saudiarabia #equality #elections #women
Timid steps toward gender equality – or at least the acquisition of some public role by women – are being made in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative [...]
Saudi Arabia, 100 executions in 6 months #executions #humanrights #SaudiArabia
During the first semester of 2015, Saudi Arabia has double the number of executions compared with those ocurred throughout last year. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced [...]
SAUDI ARABIA, ONE OF THE WORLD FASTEST GROWING ZONE
In the Middle East region, Saudi Arabia ranks 1st for the penetration of social media and 2nd for the number of users. Three milion Saudis are regular Twitter users. The [...]
