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, ...

The number of unmarried women in Saudi Arabia is increasing at an alarming level. The number has now reaching about 1.5 million. As the media is focusing on this issue, it occurred to me that I ...

A Saudi lesbian woman, who was informed at 16 that she was "reserved" for an arranged marriage to a 40-year-old male cousin, has found profound relief after being granted asylum in the UK. Now 31, Al ...

Pioneering Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour has come a long way since secretly directing her 2012 drama “Wadjda,” which made waves as the first film shot in Saudi during a time when ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - A senior member of Saudi Arabia's top Muslim clerical body has said he believes the kingdom's system of male guardianship should apply only to marriage, a local newspaper reported ...