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Women in Saudi Arabia vote for first time

Covered from head to toe and driven by male guardians, Saudi women voted on Saturday for the first time, in a tentative step towards easing sex discrimination in the ultra-conservative Islamic......

Saudi Arabia agrees to let women drive

Saudi Arabia is easing restrictions on women driving, finally allowing almost half its population to get behind the wheel. A royal decree has been issued that will allow women in the country to......

BRICS to admit 6 new countries from Jan 1, 2024

Top leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nations on Thursday decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the full......

Iran, Saudi to resume ties after China brokers peace

Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after talks in Beijing between officials from the two rival Middle East powers, Iranian state media......

Saudi Arabia for enhanced anti-terror cooperation with India

Nearly two weeks after drone and missile attacks on its vital oil facilities, Saudi Arabia has said it is enhancing cooperation with India to combat terrorism, including choking funds to terror......

Why the outlook for globalisation is bleak

Although the returns from outward-looking policies are less today, substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives, says Shankar Acharya. Twenty years from now, if the world......

Segregated Saudis flirt via Bluetooth

The restaurant, like all Riyadh eateries, has taken precautions to prevent its male and female diners from seeing or contacting each other.Circular white walls surround each table in the family......

Hamilton calls for more change in Saudi Arabia

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton during a press conference in Jeddah. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton called on Friday for more change in Saudi Arabia,......

Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Saudi Arabia's Sara Al-Attar, right, starts her women's 800m round 1 heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium . Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters. The Saudi Olympic......

Saudi says will enter women for London Olympics

Saudi Arabia will allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom's London embassy said on its website. Human rights......

Saudi women push for the right to play sports

The image of 24-year-old Nour Fitiany resting courtside as the pounding of basketballs and thumping of feet reverberated around her wouldn't merit a second glance in most countries. But in Saudi......

Football Extras: 'Bale has no quality to be the leader of Real Madrid'

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: It's worrying that Bale gets injured so often, says Predrag Mijatovic. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images......

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