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Women in Saudi Arabia set to take over admin duties in all personal status courts
Riyadh: Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are all set to take over administrative duties in all personal status courts in the Dammam region, local media reported on Monday. Noura Al-Ghunaim,…
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33% of reforms in Saudi Arabia cater to women’s rights: Official
Women in Saudi Arabia have had a significant share of human rights reforms that the Kingdom has approved in recent times, a senior official was quoted by the local media. Out of…
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Saudi Arabia national day: In a first, women partake in military parade
Riyadh: For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s history, women took part in the annual Saudi National Day military parade on Thursday in Riyadh and Jeddah. Female soldiers of…
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Breaking gender norms, Saudi Arabia woman works in a barbershop
Riyadh: A video clip of a Saudi woman cutting the hair of a child in a barbershop in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been widely circulated on Twitter. Some professions are…
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First batch of female soldiers in Saudi Arabia graduate
Riyadh: The first female recruits in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia graduated from the armed forces women’s cadre training center on Wednesday. The graduation ceremony marked the first time in the kingdom’s…
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In a first, Saudi women drive public taxis
Riyadh: In a significant move towards gender equality, women in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia are driving public taxis for the first time. According to media reports, the Al-Ahsa governorate in the eastern…
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Saudi Arabia to increase women workforce ahead of vision 2030
Riyadh: In a span of just two-years, the participation of women employees joining workplaces and boardroom in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been increasing. For decades, Saudi Arabia had one of…
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For the first time, women complete Hajj without male guardian
Riyadh: For the first time, Women complete Hajj without a male guardian (mahrem) under the new rule. The dream of many women to perform the pilgrimage has come true, without difficulties, as it…
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Saudi allows women to live alone without male guardian’s consent
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially allowed single, divorced, and widowed women to live independently in a home without permission from the father or any other male guardian, local media…
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Women security guards deployed for first time at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is now appointing women as security guards at the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. This is the first time in the country that women have been deployed as Hajj and Umrah…
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‘Saudi safest country in world’, says US woman after her visit
Jeddah: An American woman has claimed that Saudi Arabia is the world’s safest country for women. Paris Verra who appeared on the Mo Show shared her experience of visiting the kingdom and…
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Saudi Arabia: 65-year-old female scholar arrested for ‘teaching Quran’ at home
Makkah: Aisha Al-Muhajiri, a well known 65-year-old female Islamic scholar has been detained by Saudi authorities reportedly for preaching and giving Quran courses at her house, a report by Prisoners of Conscience…
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Saudi Arabia to appoint women judges soon
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will appoint women judges in the Kingdom very soon, announced Hind Al Zahid, the undersecretary for women’s empowerment at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, on Friday. The country…
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Saudi Arabia: Women can now change their name without guardian’s consent
In Saudi Arabia, women can now apply for an official change of their names, without their guardian’s consent, said Mohammed al-Jasser, the official spokesperson for the Department of Civil Affairs on Saturday.…
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Women are here to stay, regardless of sector, in Saudi Arabia’s economy
Riyadh: The Ibn Zaid factory in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa eastern region which produces and sells dates is operated by only women. Inside this date-packaging factory, there are nearly 100 Saudi women, who…
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