Riyadh : Saudi women are now officially allowed to get behind the wheel after a decades-old driving ban was lifted on Sunday. Since early orning, women have been driving on the roads across the country, while Saudi traffic police handed out roses to them, reports Xinhua news agency. On June 4, Saudi Arabia issued the […]
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Saudi Arabia opens 1st movie theater in 35 years
Riyadh : The opening of the first movie theater in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday has been highly anticipated across the country, after over 35 years of prohibition for religious reasons. The first film screening is to be in the capital Riyadh, where a mixed Saudi and foreign audience is set to watch the Marvel superhero […]
Saudi women allowed to launch businesses without male permission
Riyadh : Saudi women will from now on be allowed to open their own businesses without the consents of their male relatives, media reports said on Sunday. Besides the opening up society Saudi Arabia seeks to achieve, especially integration of women in different walks of life, the decision also comes to meet the requirements of […]
India thanks Saudi Arabia for increasing country’s Haj quota
Riyadh: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for increasing India’s quota for Islam’s most holy pilgrimage, the Haj. At the inaugural ceremony of the Saudi national and cultural festival Al Janadriyah, where India has been given guest of honour country status this year, Sushma Swaraj said “a large number of […]
Saudi nets over $106bn in anti-graft drive settlements
Riyadh, Jan 30 : A sweeping anti-corruption campaign in Saudi Arabia has generated an estimated $106.7 billion in settlements, the Kingdom’s Attorney General said. Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said 56 of the 381 people called in for questioning since November 4 remained in custody. The others had been cleared or admitted guilt and handed over properties, […]