Tag: Saudi Arabia
To expand job opportunities, Saudi Arabia plans a women-only work zone
In a plan to expand job opportunities for women, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proposing a women-only industrial zone in one of its new industrial cities near Hofuf. ...
VIDEO: Former Syrian prime minister blasts Assad regime in live TV address
Syria's civil war continues to wear on with both sides claiming huge gains in their effort to win control of the country. A former Syrian prime minister, Riad Hijab, however, went on TV and said the Syrian regime is collapsing....
Activists question Saudi Arabia's commitment to women competing in the Olympics
Human-rights activists are challenging Saudi Arabia's commitment to allow women athletes to compete in the Olympics after the country's only female candidate was disqualified. Saudi Arabia has never sent women to compete and as a policy, bans women from playing sports....
In Saudi Arabia, a secret sports league caters to women and girls who want to play sports
Team sports are illegal for women in Saudi Arabia. But like their counterparts the world over, they're just as eager to show their stuff on the pitch and the field. A new soccer league has emerged to serve those women, and hopefully fight a growing health problem as well....
Saudi woman who broke laws by driving granted reprieve
Shaima Jastaniah showed her independence last summer by driving. The simple act by her and other Saudi Arabian women broke the law, and Jastaniah was sentenced to 10 lashes for it. She was pardoned by the Saudi king, but police said they'd lash her anyway. Now the police have reversed course....
VIDEO: Amnesty International report finds increase in executions in 2011
Amnesty International issued the 50th edition of its annual death penalty report this week, after finding that overall executions increased from 2010, despite a decline in the number of countries conducting executions. It also found that fewer death sentences were handed down than in the previous year....
Bosnian Muslim undertaking 3600-mile walking pilgrimage to Mecca
Few Muslims who go to Mecca each year for The Hajj do so on two feet. And of the few who do, virtually none do so from their homes in Europe. But Senad Hadzic is trying to do just that — walking from Bosnia to Mecca in Saudi Arabia....
In Russia, women celebrated on International Women's Day
Russia makes a big deal out of International Women's Day. Women are celebrated, getting flowers and gifts. It's described as a combination of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day — all rolled into one....
Scientists turning to Pakistani insect predator to try and save California citrus industry
Meet the Tamarixia Radiata, a Pakistani pest that scientists are bringing to California to try and use to kill a pest that's threatening the viability of the state's citrus industry....
Israeli businesses the target of spate of cyber attack
In Israel on Monday, El Al and the Tel Aviv stock exchange were hit by denial of service attacks, effectively shutting down the companies' websites. The attacker were allegedly the work of anti-Israeli Saudi Arabians....
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