The furore over the first Riyadh Comedy Festival has put the country’s human-rights record under fresh scrutiny, particularly for its treatment of women. Some of the world’s most high-profile comics, ...

As most of the world now knows, Saudi Arabia is the only country which still forbids women to legally drive. But honestly, most Saudi women didn’t think to change that until the last decade or so.

A few years ago, I read a memoir that has stayed with me. It tells the story of Rahaf Mohammed, a young Saudi woman who, in 2019, made headlines for escaping state-endorsed family abuse in Saudi ...

Some Saudi Arabian women have been demanding the right to drive for more than two decades Some Saudi Arabian women have been demanding the right to drive for more than two decades. Holly Williams ...

Ashleigh Plumptre said she “deeply hurt” people when she became the first player to move from the Women’s Super League to the Saudi Women’s Premier League, but that Saudi life is “like a peace bubble” ...

Since Sundip Patel began expanding his business in Saudi Arabia three years ago, he says there’s been “astounding” growth in the kingdom structurally and socially. As the cofounder and CEO of Avana ...

From genteel family scenes and intricate Islamic calligraphy to the ever-changing tapestry of Arabic life and surrealistic ...

Hélène Bourdeloie does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...