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Winds of change

In most Muslim societies in the world, the place of women is perhaps better than in Saudi Arabia.

5 Oct 2017 3:15 AM IST

$\Expect more accidents\ because of women drivers, remarked one Saudi, echoing an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter. (Photo: AFP)$ World

'Battle of sexes': Saudi Arabia men react to ban lifted on women...

The decision of lifting ban was led by Prince Mohammed, who styles himself as a reformer to set the country on the road...

4 Oct 2017 5:56 PM IST

The official, who is involved in the anti-corruption campaign, said Miteb was released on Tuesday after reaching an acceptable settlement agreement. (Photo: AFP)

Price for freedom: Senior Saudi Prince pays USD 1 billion, walks free...

Miteb had been rounded up in a graft inquiry at least partly aimed at strengthening the power of Crown Prince Mohammed...

29 Nov 2017 2:50 PM IST

Since IMCTC only includes Sunni Muslim countries and so far excluded Iran, Iraq and Syria, it was feared that it could be considered as anti-Shiite grouping. (Photo: AFP)

Pak PM, Army Chief arrive to attend first Muslim conference against...

The IMCTC is a coalition of 41 Muslims countries and currently led by former Pakistan Army Chief General.

27 Nov 2017 5:10 PM IST

The summit is the first meeting of defence ministers and other senior officials from the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, which officially counts 41 members. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia begins first Islamic counter-terrorism summit

The alliance was announced in 2015 under the auspices of Prince Mohammed.

26 Nov 2017 6:37 PM IST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech during a live broadcast at State House in Harare. Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has baffled the country by ending his address on national television without announcing his resignation. (Photo: AP)

The Beirut gamble: Its real target is Tehran

The ostracisation of Qatar has paid no obvious dividends. The trend in Syria does not conform to Saudi wishes.

23 Nov 2017 1:46 AM IST

Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (Photo: AP)

Saudis & Iran hold the key as Mideast sizzles

Saad Hariri is a close Saudi ally and under Lebanon's peculiar system the President must be a Shia while the Prime...

7 Nov 2017 12:16 AM IST

Womens rights activists since the 1990s have been pushing for the right to drive, saying it represents their larger struggle for equal rights under the law. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Women on wheels: Saudi Arabia allows females to drive from next year

The kingdom was the only the country in the world to bar women from driving and for years had garnered negative...

27 Sept 2017 8:32 AM IST

Following a global outrage, the Saudi government on Friday in a statement acknowledged that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside the consulate and noted that an interrogation went wrong. (Photo: File)

Khashoggi murder 'must concern us all': Mattis to Arab forum

The United States 'does not tolerate this kind of ruthless action to silence Khashoggi, a journalist, through violence,'...

27 Oct 2018 1:20 PM IST

The operations of the Turkish army in Jarabulus, Al-Bab and Afrin will be carried out in other Syrian regions, up to the Iraqi border, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. (Photo: ANI)

Where is Khashoggi's body?: Turkey's Erdogan asks Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi's murder has sparked global outrage and mushroomed into a crisis for the world's top oil exporting country and...

26 Oct 2018 3:58 PM IST

We have been unable to reach Jamal today and are very concerned about where he may be, the Posts international opinions editor Eli Lopez said in a statement. (Photo: Twitter)

Saudi Arabia says Journalist Khashoggi's murder was premeditated

Saudi claimed Khashoggi left freely after visiting consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2 to complete paperwork for his...

25 Oct 2018 5:48 PM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

CIA chief hears 'compelling' audio that 'captured' Khashoggi's murder

On Monday, Haspel left for a secret trip to Turkey, heard the audio during her visit, according to people familiar with...

25 Oct 2018 3:55 PM IST