LTIMindtree to work on enhancing women's employment in Saudi ArabiaThe JV aims to create a next-generation digital and IT services company in Saudi Arabia to provide technology services for the rapid digiti...
24 Mar, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Saudi women drive for extra cash as costs climbTraditionally, Saudi women were forbidden from mixing with men outside their extended family. But following the lifting of ban on woman dri...
13 Mar, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Jailed Saudi activist's sister urges world leaders to pressurise G20 host Saudi Arabia for her freedomSaudi Arabia, which is frequently accused of human rights abuses, is the first Arab nation to host the annual gathering of leaders of the w...
18 Nov, 2020, 07.47 PM IST
Men, please note: Women are coming to take over Formula 1 racingDrivers will not have to pay to race in the W Series and as many as 20 women will compete for the prize fund.
11 Oct, 2018, 06.58 PM IST
Midnight cheers and disbelief as Saudi Arabia ends ban on women drivingTeenagers gathered on Riyadh’s main boulevard to gawk. Men cracked jokes about how lucky they were to no longer have to chauffeur their wiv...
24 Jun, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
Picture of Saudi princess on magazine cover sparks controversyPrincess Hayfa bint Abdullah al-Saud is in the driver's seat wearing leather gloves and high heels.
01 Jun, 2018, 07.56 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women from June 24All the requirements for women in the kingdom to start driving have been established, Bassami was quoted as saying in a statement released ...
08 May, 2018, 03.28 PM IST
Carmakers rush to put Saudi women behind wheels of their modelsJoining the chorus are automakers looking to capitalise on the move, racing each other to get their first words out to woo prospective fema...
01 Oct, 2017, 11.48 PM IST
Crown prince's clever post-oil math behind Saudi Arabia's radical change of faceAnalysts say Prince Salman does seem to have a long-term vision of a more socially and economically liberal kingdom that could become a reg...
29 Sep, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Why did Saudi allow women to drive? It's scared of a post-oil worldSaudi Arabia is afraid of future. That's why it is opening up. Letting women drive cars is part of a comprehensive plan that aims to divers...
28 Sep, 2017, 06.39 PM IST
Donald Trump welcomes Saudi decree allowing women to driveSaudi King Salman ordered that women be allowed to drive cars for the first time in the next summer, ending a conservative tradition seen b...
27 Sep, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
Here is how TCS bridged the Gulf with an all-women BPOIt’s not a run-of-the mill BPO unit. For one, the centre is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — a city not exactly known for its IT services in...
02 Apr, 2016, 02.09 AM IST
Eight bans for women that are outright bizarreWomen in different countries are subjected to various prohibitions, but there are some bans that are outright bizarre.
20 Sep, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II becomes world's oldest monarch after the death of King AbdullahShe is one of eight octogenarian monarchs in the world, with others including the King of Thailand and the Emperor of Japan.
24 Jan, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
Saudi Arabia limits family visitors visa to six monthsThe decision to limit the family's visitors visa to six months would affect the 2.8 million Indian expatriate population residing in the Ki...
26 Dec, 2014, 08.51 PM IST
Saudis not to pay insurance fee for unskilled Indian maidsThe statement has been sent to recruitment firms on the basis of directives received from the ministry of labour and the Council of Saudi C...
18 Nov, 2014, 08.43 PM IST
Why do doubts about men linger?Presumably, India’s ancient stone carvings of similarly (un)clad women have passed their “lure-by” date and need not be targeted for Bamiya...
01 Jun, 2013, 05.00 AM IST