Just six years ago, in 2018, it was illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia. Until the summer of 2019, women were prohibited from travelling abroad without a male guardian or chaperone. But today, according to the Women's Report for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia report, 95 per cent of Saudi Arabia's female population is considering a career as an entrepreneur.The Middle Eastern nation, considered one of the world's most gender-segregated countries, has seen increased entrepreneurial activity in...
Saudi Arabia has been chosen to lead a top United Nations (UN) women's rights group. Campaigners have since lashed out at the unopposed bid, pointing the finger at the UN for ignoring the nation's "abysmal" treatment of women.Abdulaziz Alwasil, Saudi Arabia's envoy to the UN, was named the chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Alwasil's claim to the women's rights chair was utterly unchallenged, with no objection from any members present at the annual meeting.Sources have also...
The UN´s upcoming Status of Women Commission will be chaired by Saudi Arabia; will this threaten or benefit gender politics across the world? This March, Saudi Arabia was elected to chair the UN‘s forum to promote women’s rights and reduce gender discrimination. None of the UN member states protested; Saudi Arabia UN´s ambassador, Abdulaziz Alswasil, […]
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Women overtook men in driving test pass rates at Edinburgh’s two driving test centres last year, new figures show. Figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency show male drivers took 4,409 tests at the Currie Test Centre in Edinburgh in 2023, 2,009 of which were successful, giving a pass rate of 45.6 per cent. Meanwhile, 47.6 per cent of the 3,351 tests taken by women were passed over this period, giving a gap of two percentage points in women’s favour. In 2019, 47.3 per cent of women...
For a whole month, Muslims across the world have been juggling professional and personal chores in the day while seeking forgiveness both from Allah and from those we may have wronged in the quiet of Ramadan with night prayers, breaking bad habits and mending broken relationships as it is not just a month of fasting from dawn to dusk and abstaining from food and drink but also about nourishing the soul with prayer, reflection, charity, universal brotherhood and acts of kindness with Eid-ul-Fitr...
On April 17-18, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is the first high-level visit from Armenia to Saudi Arabia after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in November 2023. .Within the framework of the visit, Minister Mirzoyan will have meeting with Faisalbin …
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