Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Riyadh
Ministry says legal driving age for women in Saudi Arabia is 18 years
:: Major General Mansour al-Turki, the spokesperson of the Saudi interior ministry, has said that the legal driving age of women in the country is 18 years. “The royal decree is clear in terms of implementing traffic laws on men
Buthaina’s appearance in Riyadh daunts Houthi propaganda machine
:: The appearance of Yemeni child Buthaina al-Rimi in Riyadh has surprised the Houthi militias in Sanaa and deterred their propaganda machine. A video of Buthaina, who was the lone survivor of a raid that wrongly targeted her house, appeared
Saudi Attorney General orders arrest of man threatening women in a video
:: Attorney General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah ordered arresting a man who threatened in a video to launch an attack on women. An official source at the Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that it would
Man arrested for threatening Saudi women on Snapchat video
:: Police in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia have announced the arrest of a young man who appeared on social media issuing threats against women who drive. Saudi Arabia’s attorney general, Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah al-Muajab, on Friday issued
Saudi envoy to US: Royal decree affirms women play central role in kingdom
:: Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi ambassador to the US, confirmed at a press conference at the embassy in Washington on Tuesday that Saudi women will be able to drive alone and won’t need their guardian’s permission to get
Minister of Interior: We’re ready to apply traffic law on men and women
:: The Saudi Minister of Interior ensured the readiness of security services to apply the provisions of the traffic law on men and women across the Kingdom. “With women driving traffic safety will be transformed into an educational practice that
Saudi crown prince meets with Lebanon’s Samir Geagea in Jeddah
:: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also first deputy prime minister and minister of defense, met with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting was held in Jeddah and it discussed common
Senior cleric says women driving does not contradict Quran, Sunnah
:: Member of the Senior Scholars’ Council, Abdullah bin Abdlemohsen al-Turki, has said that decision taken to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia does not contradict with the country’s constitution which is the Qur’an and the Sunnah. He added
From Riyadh to Los Angeles, in the pursuit of musical dreams
:: Tamtam is understandably excited. The 24-year-old Saudi singer has just dropped her latest song, ‘Solidarity’, and coincidentally, it became the same day King Salman issued a historic royal decree granting driving licenses for women as of next June. Taking
Director of Saud Islamic University: Decision to allow woman to drive ‘wise’
:: The director of the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and member of the Supreme Scholars’ Council, Dr. Sulaiman bin Abdullah Aba al-Khail, confirmed that the royal decree granting driving license for women in the kingdom was “wise, correct,
King Salman’s decision a real milestone improving women’s rights: NSHR chief
:: The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) and the Human Rights Commission (HRC) have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow women to drive. “I must say that this royal decree is a historical one by all means and
King Salman seeks to protect, achieve the national interest: KSU
:: Male and female scholars endorsed the royal decree to issue driving licenses to both Saudi men and women, in an attempt to put an end to the criticism over Saudi Arabia’s repression of women’s rights. The Saudi Press Agency
In numbers: How much Saudi families will save after historic decree
:: In a historic night after King Salman Bin Abdelaziz issued a decree to grant women driving licenses the economic effect on the Kingdom is forecasted to be positive. The decision will increase the social security of families in the
Trump welcomes Saudi driving decree as positive step for women’s rights
:: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday commended Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to drive. The change came in a royal order that takes effect next June. The statement from the White House press secretary’s office says Trump viewed
UN chief Guterres welcomes Saudi Arabia’s lifted ban on women drivers
:: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift the ban on women drivers, calling it a positive move. Guterres made this statement on Twitter after Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a historic royal decree granting driving
Ivanka Trump applauds driving decree: ‘A historic day for Saudi women’
:: US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, has congratulated Saudi women on their government’s decision to lift the ban on women drivers. In a tweet on her official twitter handle, the advocate for the education and empowerment of women
First spokeswoman appointed at Saudi embassy in Washington
:: Fatimah Baeshen has been appointed as the first female spokesperson for the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC. Baeshan announced her new posting in a tweet on Wednesday morning. Baeshan was a director at the Washington based think tank Arabia
Minister of Culture: Historic decree to allow women to drive was welcomed by everyone
:: The Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Dr Awwad bin Saleh al-Awwad praised King Salman Bin Abdelaziz’s decree granting women driving licenses calling it a historic one. He added in a statement that women can now take their proper
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