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Relying on word-of-mouth publicity in a country where exercising in public is culturally deemed unbecoming for women, Alhamrani is working to empower a generation with little to no exposure to sports. (Photo: AFP)

Fight like a girl: Saudi women find empowerment in their right to...

Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform plan, the government is seeking to jump-start women's...

18 March 2018 1:26 PM IST

Sources said that the home department and jail authorities would study the report and then take a decision.

Saudi detains 'thousands' for months without trial: HRW

Official data from interior ministry showed that authorities had detained 2,305 people for more than six months -- some...

6 May 2018 2:21 PM IST

Allowing Saudi women to drive could help the kingdom reap as much income as selling shares in Saudi Aramco.

Saudi Arabia's USD 90 billion reason to allow women to drive

Allowing Saudi women to drive could help the kingdom reap as much income as selling shares in Saudi Aramco.

25 Jun 2018 1:22 PM IST

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018 as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. (Photo: AFP)

Protests at funeral for Yemeni children killed in Saudi-US coalition...

At least 29 children were among those killed in the air raid Thursday on a bus in a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada...

14 Aug 2018 1:29 PM IST

Aramco is Saudi Arabias national oil company.

Aramco listing plan halted, oil giant disbands advisors: sources

Saudi Arabia's energy minister denied that Aramco's initial public offering would be called off.

23 Aug 2018 12:37 PM IST

Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to nearby Medina on Sunday, the director of the hajj at Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

New app to take care of travel plans, medical care of Hajj pilgrims

One of the five pillars of the world's fastest-growing religion, the hajj is expected to draw 2 mn people from around...

17 Aug 2018 3:16 PM IST

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (L) during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama and a file photo taken on April 12, 2018 of Saudi Arabias crown prince Mohammed bin Salman poses at La Moncloa palace in Madrid. (AFP)

US says Saudi crown prince MBS approved Jamal Khashoggi murder but...

Blinken announces the 'Khashoggi Act' that will ban foreigners' entry into US who threaten dissidents or harass...

27 Feb 2021 11:22 AM IST

The beer festivities

The beer festivities

Come Oktoberfest and naturally beer is on everyone’s mind. Yes, it has just begun.

27 Sept 2013 2:58 PM IST

Mohammed bin Salman with Mohammed bin Nayef.

There's hope the Crown Prince can remould Saudi

It's apparently part of Mohammed bin Salman's 2030 Vision, ostensibly a plan for heaving Saudi Arabia out of its...

21 July 2017 12:06 AM IST

Earlier this year Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt all cut off diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar on June 5. (Photo:

Yemen's war to not spark direct confrontation between Iran, Saudi...

Saudi Arabia and Iran compete for influence in the Middle East, also supporting rival groups in Syria's civil war.

18 July 2017 1:39 PM IST

Mohammed bin Salman with Mohammed bin Nayef.

Saudi royal shift may lead to adventurism

There are legitimate concerns that the Trump-Mohammed duo could lead the region into an all-out war.

27 Jun 2017 12:20 AM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

Most detained in Saudi purge agree to cash settlements for freedom

Dozens of high-profile figures including princes, ministers and tycoons are being held in Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton hotel.

6 Dec 2017 1:54 PM IST