A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women has been criticized by women’s rights advocates.

Women in Saudi Arabia now own 45% of small- and medium-size businesses. They’re still rare, however, in the top ranks of bigger companies.

In May 2023, the Saudi biomedical engineer Rayyanah Barnawi became the first Arab woman to go to space when she joined a private company’s mission to the International Space Station. Saudi Arabia has ...

Saudi writer-director Shahad Ameen returns to the Venice Film Festival with 'Hijra,' which is debuting its trailer.

Ajmi, the first Saudi female skydiver, was chasing horizons. Raised among Saudi Arabia’s sweeping deserts and open skies, she ...

Women in Saudi Arabia to gain new opportunities with changing social restrictions Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman hopes to change the perception of Saudi Arabia as a country stuck in the past.

Civil society is obsolete, and any free expression is silenced. Saudi Arabia has no independent media freedom, a basic requirement for hosting an international women’s sporting event.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expanded its strategic ties with the United States by formally joining the Department of Defense ...

A letter signed by over 100 professional women’s footballers has called on FIFA to drop its partnership with Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco. The partnership is criticised due to Saudi Arabia ...

Women around the world are gradually reassuming the roles they played a million years ago-as social, sexual, and economic equals with men. But it's taking time, even in the West.

The West Asian Football Federation announced that the eighth West Asian Federation Women's Football Championship will be held in Saudi Arabia with 8 teams participating..

Saudi Arabia has failed to include a single female athlete in its 199-strong team for the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea, saying its women are not sufficiently competitive.