Saudi Arabian women are succeeding, author says
A Saudi Arabian sociologist aims to counter stereotypes about her country with a coffee table book profiling successful Saudi women, she said on the...
Tawaf on Segway board: Opinions differ on whether it is Islamic
A short video showing a pilgrim, draped in the two pieces of seamless cloth called ihram, circumambulating the Kaaba in Makkah using a Segway...
'Bachelor ban': Qatar considers family-only mall days
Qatar's only directly elected body is to vote on introducing family-only days at major shopping malls in a move dubbed a "bachelor ban" that...
Egypt coach expects Salah to play against Russia
Egypt coach Hector Cuper couldn't say for certain whether Mohamed Salah's absence was the thing that cost his team during its 1-0 loss to...
Saudi: Iranian pilgrims welcome despite diplomatic tensions
Iranian pilgrims are still welcome to visit Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia despite increased tensions between the two countries, Riyadh's foreign minister said...
Meet Saudi Arabia's first women election candidates
Activists, professionals and housewives among more than 1,000 to be nominated in the country's first council elections open to women
Their election leaflets cannot contain...
Trump for president? Chances improve after New Hampshire
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's odds at winning the White House improved significantly after his decisive victory in Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire, online...
Dubai's authorities issue fatwa against WiFi theft
Dubai's top religious authorities say that stealing WiFi from your neighbor would not be proper Islamic conduct.
That's according to a religious edict — known...
Israel signals no opposition to Egypt's return of islands to Saudi Arabia
Israel signalled on Tuesday it did not oppose the return of two Red Sea islands in a strategic strait to Saudi Arabia by Egypt,...
Vote Registration Turn Out Slows Down
JEDDAH — Despite more than 1,200 polling centers across the Kingdom open and ready to register voters for municipal elections, registration turnout has been...
