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In Step To Ensure "Rights", Saudi Women To Get Divorce Notices Over Text
Saudi women will no longer be the last to know they've been divorced.
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For The First Time Ever, A Woman Anchored Nightly News in Saudi Arabia
Weam Al Dakheel just became the first woman to deliver the nightly news on television in Saudi Arabia. Al Dakheel appeared alongside a male co-host on the state-run channel Thursday night.
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Saudi Woman Seeks To Disown Father, Stirs ''Guardianship'' Debate
A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman who challenged her father's decision to not let her have a passport, reports said Thursday, stirring an online debate on the contentious male guardianship system.
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Saudi Arabia Woman Arrested For Hugging Male Singer During Concert
A woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after she ran on stage to hug a male singer during a concert, the media reported.
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Saudi Women On Motorcycles Signal New Road Ahead For The Kingdom
Saudi authorities have clarified that women will be permitted to drive motorcycles, vans and trucks in addition to cars. (They also cleared up a question over whether vehicles driven by women will have special number plates. They will not.)
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Saudis To Allow Women Into Sports Stadiums From 2018
Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move opening up three previously male-only venues to families.
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Saudi Jailed For Call To End Male Control Over Women
A Saudi man has been jailed for one year for calling for an end to the Muslim kingdom's guardianship system that gives men wide controls over women, local media said Tuesday.
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Saudi Officials Once Jailed Her For Driving, But She Found Her Way Back On The Ballot
She was jailed for 10 weeks for driving. But Saudi officials will let her run. In a surprise reversal Wednesday, Saudi Arabia lifted its election block on activist-slash-candidate Loujain Hathloul, who gained fame last year by live-streaming her defiance of the kingdom's ban driving for women.
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Saudi Arabia Allows Women to Contest Local Elections
Saudi Arabia allowed women to register to stand in local elections on Sunday, in a historic first for the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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Indonesia to Stop Sending Domestic Workers to Middle Eastern countries: Reports
Indonesia will stop sending new domestic workers to 21 Middle Eastern countries, reports said today, after the recent execution of two Indonesian women in Saudi Arabia angered Jakarta.
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Saudi cleric chides women for going alone to doctor
A top Saudi cleric has scolded women who visit male doctors without being accompanied by a male guardian, claiming that it is prohibited by Islam, Al-Hayat daily reported Thursday.
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In Step To Ensure "Rights", Saudi Women To Get Divorce Notices Over Text
Saudi women will no longer be the last to know they've been divorced.
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For The First Time Ever, A Woman Anchored Nightly News in Saudi Arabia
Weam Al Dakheel just became the first woman to deliver the nightly news on television in Saudi Arabia. Al Dakheel appeared alongside a male co-host on the state-run channel Thursday night.
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Saudi Woman Seeks To Disown Father, Stirs ''Guardianship'' Debate
A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman who challenged her father's decision to not let her have a passport, reports said Thursday, stirring an online debate on the contentious male guardianship system.
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Saudi Arabia Woman Arrested For Hugging Male Singer During Concert
A woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after she ran on stage to hug a male singer during a concert, the media reported.
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Saudi Women On Motorcycles Signal New Road Ahead For The Kingdom
Saudi authorities have clarified that women will be permitted to drive motorcycles, vans and trucks in addition to cars. (They also cleared up a question over whether vehicles driven by women will have special number plates. They will not.)
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Saudis To Allow Women Into Sports Stadiums From 2018
Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move opening up three previously male-only venues to families.
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Saudi Jailed For Call To End Male Control Over Women
A Saudi man has been jailed for one year for calling for an end to the Muslim kingdom's guardianship system that gives men wide controls over women, local media said Tuesday.
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Saudi Officials Once Jailed Her For Driving, But She Found Her Way Back On The Ballot
She was jailed for 10 weeks for driving. But Saudi officials will let her run. In a surprise reversal Wednesday, Saudi Arabia lifted its election block on activist-slash-candidate Loujain Hathloul, who gained fame last year by live-streaming her defiance of the kingdom's ban driving for women.
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Saudi Arabia Allows Women to Contest Local Elections
Saudi Arabia allowed women to register to stand in local elections on Sunday, in a historic first for the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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Indonesia to Stop Sending Domestic Workers to Middle Eastern countries: Reports
Indonesia will stop sending new domestic workers to 21 Middle Eastern countries, reports said today, after the recent execution of two Indonesian women in Saudi Arabia angered Jakarta.
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Saudi cleric chides women for going alone to doctor
A top Saudi cleric has scolded women who visit male doctors without being accompanied by a male guardian, claiming that it is prohibited by Islam, Al-Hayat daily reported Thursday.
