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Saudi women, which going by the Kingdoms definition are only those born to a Saudi father, are an integral part of the new Saudi Arabia that seeks to banish all foreigners from its government. (Photo: AP)

House of Saud and its jubilant tale of progress

A victory for Saudi women thus comes at the expense of heightening Saudi nationalism and even xenophobia.

4 Oct 2017 9:46 PM GMT

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (

Winds of change

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

4 Oct 2017 9:45 PM GMT

a woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabias ban on women driving. (Photo: AP/File)

For Saudi women, a long way still to go

In foreign policy, Saudi Arabia finds its proxies near total defeat and its Syrian war strategy in shambles.

2 Oct 2017 6:50 PM GMT

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 Sep 2017 3:02 AM GMT

The 11 activists who has accused her interrogators of sexual abuse and torture during nearly a year in custody, face charges that include contact with foreign media, diplomats and human rights groups. (Photo: AFP)

11 women activists back in Saudi court for trial

Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists.

17 April 2019 6:58 AM GMT

Saudi gas station supervisor Mervat Bukhari (right) talks to a worker at her workplace in Khobar, 400 km east of Riyadh. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi women will drive, but face bumpy road to empowerment

Government statistics also put more than one million Saudi women as currently looking to enter the workforce.

6 March 2018 8:13 PM GMT

The most immediate worry for female motorists is the dress code which conflicts with the norm. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi women rev up motorbikes as end to driving ban nears

For both women, biking is not just an adrenalin-fuelled passion, but also a form of empowerment.

12 Jun 2018 7:50 PM GMT

In Saudi, women are not legally barred from working in the aviation sector, but the jobs have largely been held by women from foreign countries such as the Philippines. (Photo: AFP)

In a first, Riyadh-based airline to recruit Saudi women as co-pilots,...

Nearly 1,000 Saudi women have applied for the positions indicating the Islamic kingdom's relaxation on gender...

14 Sep 2018 6:07 AM GMT

Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world to impose a ban on women driving and its maintenance was seen around the world as a symbol of repression in the Gulf kingdom. (Photo: File)

Saudi women allowed to drive trucks, ride motorcycles from June

Women involved in road accidents or commit traffic violations will be dealt with at special centres that will be run by...

16 Dec 2017 2:34 PM GMT