Saudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male relative when performing an Islamic pilgrimage, facilitating the participation of thousands of single ...

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The furore over the first Riyadh Comedy Festival has put the country’s human-rights record under fresh scrutiny, particularly for its treatment of women. Some of the world’s most high-profile comics, ...

Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights. By Vivian Nereim ...

The women playing on the small field knew they were taking a risk. Their pitch had to be covered, players hidden so no one could look in, and the person renting it to them had to turn a blind eye.

Saudi Arabian television news anchors aren’t supposed to smile too broadly. After all, the news is serious business in this country. But when presenter Fouz Auwadh al-Khmali delivered the morning news ...