On August 21, 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal resentenced fitness influencer and women’s rights ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced, marking a significant expansion of women's rights ...

Saudi Arabia’s abysmal record when it comes to protecting and promoting the rights of women puts a spotlight on the vast gulf between the lived reality for women and girls in Saudi Arabia, and ...

(MORE: Saudi Arabia to Tourists: We Are Just Not That Into You) “Abdullah has a strong desire to see women advance in Saudi,” says Fawzia al-Bakr, a women’s rights activist and professor at ...

In Saudi Arabia, this community of people watching sports has been one that excluded women, at least in stadiums. But this week, women won the freedom to watch sports games in person. I applaud these ...

Ajmi, the first Saudi female skydiver, was chasing horizons. Raised among Saudi Arabia’s sweeping deserts and open skies, she ...

Saudi writer-director Shahad Ameen returns to the Venice Film Festival with “Hijra,” which has its world premiere in the ...

A new milestone for Saudi women’s football. The West Asian Football Federation announced that the eighth West Asian Federation Women's Football Championship will be held in Saudi Arabia from ...

Both women have accompanied the president on several of his official activities in Saudi Arabia. And when they have, they have stood out from the crowd as some of the only women in the room.

A letter signed by over 100 professional women’s footballers has called on FIFA to drop its partnership with Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco. The partnership is criticised due to Saudi Arabia ...

Saudi Arabia has failed to include a single female athlete in its 199-strong team for the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea, saying its women are not sufficiently competitive.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced Tuesday, marking an expansion of women's rights in ...