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, ...

Ashleigh Plumptre said she “deeply hurt” people when she became the first player to move from the Women’s Super League to the Saudi Women’s Premier League, but that Saudi life is “like a peace bubble” ...

Abdi, working in Nairobi, had heard stories about a community of Kenyan mothers who were trapped in Saudi Arabia because their children had no birth certificates, and therefore couldn’t leave. They ...

Since Sundip Patel began expanding his business in Saudi Arabia three years ago, he says there’s been “astounding” growth in the kingdom structurally and socially. As the cofounder and CEO of Avana ...

Execution for 'sorcery' is second in 2011. Dec. 13, 2011 — -- A Saudi woman was beheaded after being convicted of practicing "witchcraft and sorcery," according to the Saudi Interior Ministry, at ...

Freedom House ranks Saudi Arabia as 10th worst on political and civil rights. — -- While President Trump is busy today in Saudi Arabia with bilateral meetings and summit events, first lady ...

Pioneering Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour has come a long way since secretly directing her 2012 drama “Wadjda,” which made waves as the first film shot in Saudi during a time when ...

In most countries in the world it's unremarkable when women plan to get behind the wheel and drive, but in Saudi Arabia when thousands of women do so on Saturday, it will be a massive act of rebellion ...

Held during the WTA Finals in Riyadh, the conversation explored the intersection of women's health and sport, the unique challenges facing mothers and the transformative impact of simple interventions ...