Saudi authorities have extended the detention of two women’s rights activists, one of whom tried to drive into the kingdom in defiance of a ban, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world which does not allow women to drive. Loujain Hathloul and Maysaa[…]
Saudi Arabia said Sunday it has arrested 135 suspects for “terrorism” offences, after the kingdom’s participation in air strikes against Islamic State group extremists raised concerns about possible retaliation. The suspects include 26 foreign nationals, mostly from Syria, interior ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki said, cited by the official Saudi Press[…]
Every morning, Pakistani grandfather Haji Abdul Haq wakes up wondering whether his son has been beheaded. Not by the Taliban, Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group, but by the Saudi Arabian government. Haq’s son is on death row in the ultraconservative kingdom, waiting for his name to be added to[…]
A Saudi woman who tried to drive into the kingdom in defiance of a ban was arrested Monday after being blocked at the UAE border for a day, activists said. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world which does not allow women to drive. “I have been at[…]
Saudi King Abdullah Wednesday called on Egypt to back an agreement reached at the weekend between Gulf countries to end a spat with Qatar, which Egypt accuses of harbouring hardline Islamists. “I appeal to the people and leadership of Egypt to join hands with us to ensure the success of[…]
Nervous but hopeful, three young South African huffath departed for Saudi Arabia on Monday to compete in the King Abdul Aziz International Quran Memorisation Recitation competition. The contest, which will be held on Wednesday, will see 160 participants from more than 55 countries judged on their memorization and pronunciation of[…]
Activists pushing for women’s right-to-drive in Saudi Arabia have declared their online campaign a success, in the world’s only country where women are not allowed to operate cars. The campaign that began last year and revved up again since the beginning of the month encouraged women to post online images[…]
The Saudi authorities, whose meticulously designed and flawless Haj operation plan has yielded an outstanding outcome, won accolades from senior diplomats representing Haj missions of various countries as well as pilgrims. They said that the Kingdom alone can undertake such a huge crowd management mechanism in a superb and extremely[…]
Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim Haj by close to two million believers from around the world reached its zenith on a vast plain in western Saudi Arabia Friday. “I am now a newborn baby and I don’t have any sin,” Nigerian pilgrim Taofik Odunewu[…]
One hundred and twenty young Saudis are performing Haj this year on behalf of Syrian martyrs, Mohammed Al-Nuaimi, supervisor of the Haj campaign for the Syrian martyrs, has said. The Saudi youth are part of the 450-strong contingent offering Haj on behalf of those who have laid down their lives[…]
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