Saudi father arrested for allowing daughter to hang outside of moving car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DqY4bPeG08 A Saudi father has been arrested for allowing his daughter to hang onto the side of his car whilst driving at 100kph. The video went...

Saudi Muslim scholars critisize Israel's Al-Aqsa violations

Saudi Arabia's Council of Muslim Scholars condemned Israel's recent violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. "Israeli aggression against Muslim worshippers and...

Expats and employers worried over Saudi tax proposal

Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign...

Egypt ‘harassing’ relatives of US activist: rights groups

Washington (AFP) - Local and international rights groups on Thursday accused Egypt of "harassing and intimidating" the relatives of a US rights activist after...

49,000 children dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram

The U.N. children's agency warns that some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria's Islamic extremist uprising...

Salah meeting with Chechen leader raises red flags

Mohamed Salah was relaxing in his hotel room in Grozny when he was informed an important guest dropped in unexpectedly and was waiting for...

Saudi women have right to divorce ‘unfit’ husbands, says HRC lawyer

Saudi courts have granted divorces to at least 140 women over the past 11 months and a human rights consultant has said women have...

Saudi Arabia plans new sovereign wealth fund

Saudi Arabia plans to create a new sovereign fund to manage part of its oil wealth and diversify its investments, and has asked investment...

“Emir of Winterthur” convicted in Swiss jihadist trial

ZURICH, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A man dubbed the "Emir of Winterthur" was sentenced to 50 months in prison by a Swiss court on...

'Safe transportation' scheme for Saudi women set to launch in Riyadh

The Ministry of Labor will soon start implementing the ‘safe transportation’ scheme for Saudi women working in the private sector. In the first phase of...

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