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...

Tunisia protest figure released after new clashes in deprived south

Tunis, (AFP) - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his arrest amid angry protests over...

King Salman center launches plan to develop youth skills

The King Salman Youth Center (KSYC) has launched a new initiative called the Khattet Plan, which seeks to rehabilitate young people by training them...

Indonesia university revokes niqab ban after criticism

An Indonesian university whose ban on niqab face veils made global headlines has reversed the policy following criticism that it trampled on personal choice. Sunan...

Schools free of MERS, but exercise caution: Minister

RIYADH: Schools are free from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV), but students should follow basics of personal hygiene to avoid any form...

U.S. Air Force apologizes for Yanny/Laurel tweet about Afghan war

The U.S. Air Force apologized on Thursday and withdrew a tweet that sought to find humor in killing Taliban militants in Afghanistan by invoking...

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...

Gulf Arabs race to release youth potential in age of cheap oil

Like the prototype drone of Emirati student Talib Alhinai, the ambitions of young people across the Gulf Arab states need to soar if they...

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid

Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Wednesday, marking the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan. Like the start of Ramadan,...

The Holy month of Ramadan starts today

Millions of Muslims around the world will mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, a time marked by intense prayer,...

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