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, ...

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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 ...

Women in Saudi Arabia are forbidden from driving, but they can now compete in this summer's Olympic Games. "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to full participation," the Saudi Embassy in ...

Saudi Arabian television news anchors aren’t supposed to smile too broadly. After all, the news is serious business in this country. But when presenter Fouz Auwadh al-Khmali delivered the morning news ...

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the bankroller of LIV Golf, announced a deal with the Ladies European Tour for a five-event series with a combined purse of $13 million. JERSEY CITY, N.J. — ...

A Wenatchee native living and working in Saudi Arabia is now struggling with the courts and her ex-husband for permanent custody of their 4-year-old Saudi-born daughter. For 31-year-old Bethany Vierra ...

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