The martial art skills of Saudi women are soon to be on public display. The first appearance of a female Saudi karate team in the fifth Arab Women Sports Tournament, which kicked off on Feb. 2 in Sharjah, in the UAE, will be broadcast on TV. Four female karate players are representing the Jeddah-based Asia Martial Art Defense Club, with another team from Riyadh also taking part. “We started our ...
![18 Saudi preachers have been detained for mentioning Egypt and Syria in their sermons. Egyptian men attend weekly Friday prayers at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/egypt-azhar-prayer-afp.jpg?itok=TZX-R3Nb "18 Saudi preachers have been detained for mentioning Egypt and Syria in their sermons. Egyptian men attend weekly Friday prayers at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. [AFP]")
